kerchief

Etymology

From Middle English coverchef et al., from Old French couvrechief, from couvrir (“to cover”) + chief (“head”).

noun

  1. (dated) A piece of cloth used to cover the head; a bandana.
    And mamma in her kerchief, and I in my cap, / Had just settled down for a long winter's nap […] 1823, Clement Clark Moore, The Night Before Christmas

verb

  1. (dated, transitive) To cover with a kerchief.

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