kerchief
kerchief — noun
- kerchiefsingular
- kerchiefsplural
1. a folded square of thin cloth that you tie over your hair or knot at your neck.
a folded square of thin cloth that you tie over your hair or knot at your neck.
Lakshmi tied a bright red kerchief over her hair before sweeping the dusty yard.
tie a kerchief over your hair
The old farmer wore a faded blue kerchief knotted loosely around his sunburnt neck.
kerchief knotted around the neck
Adisa folded the silk kerchief into a neat triangle and pinned it at the shoulder.
At the market in Quito, every stall sold cotton kerchiefs in dozens of colours.
Iris pulled a checked kerchief from her pocket to wipe her glasses.
- headscarf
specifically a cloth tied over the hair; a kerchief can also go round the neck
- bandana
informal, usually patterned cotton square worn casually
- neckerchief
worn only around the neck, often part of a uniform
用法筆記
Often worn over the head or knotted at the neck; the cloth itself is square and is folded before use. More old-fashioned than 'scarf', and seen mainly in descriptions of traditional or rural dress.