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Synonyms for handkerchief
ˈhæŋ kər tʃɪf, -ˌtʃifhand·ker·chief

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Wiktionary1.9 / 8 votes

  1. handkerchiefnoun

    Synonyms:
    pocket handkerchief, hanky

  2. handkerchiefnoun

    A piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant, carried for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands.

    Synonyms:
    hanky, pocket handkerchief

  3. handkerchiefnoun

    A piece of cloth shaped like a handkerchief to be worn about the neck; a neckerchief or neckcloth.

    Synonyms:
    pocket handkerchief, hanky

Princeton's WordNet1.8 / 14 votes

  1. handkerchief, hankie, hanky, hankeynoun

    a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory

    Synonyms:
    hanky, hankie, hankey

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PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "handkerchief":

    hanky, tissue, scarf, headscarf

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  1. Catholic University of America:

    All of the dresses have certain verifiable characteristics, including, for example, a' secret pocket' on the right side of the pinafore skirt for Dorothy's handkerchief,' Judy Garland' written by hand in a script specific to a single person who labeled all of the extant dresses in the same hand. Apparently, the thin material of the blouse was prone to tearing when Judy Garland as Dorothy took it off after filming, and a seamstress often repaired it before Judy Garland as Dorothy donned it for the next shoot.

  2. Frederick Buechner:

    In his holy flirtation with the world, God occasionally drops a handkerchief. These handkerchiefs are called saints.

  3. Rishi Khanal:

    I managed to take out the handkerchief from my pocket, soaked it with my urine and squeezed it in my mouth, it gave me some energy to shout and I survived.

  4. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador:

    Look, purely by coincidence I have a white handkerchief.


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