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Definition of Handkerchieves
1. handkerchief [n] - See also: handkerchief
Lexicographical Neighbors of Handkerchieves
Literary usage of Handkerchieves
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Public Papers of George Clinton, First Governor of New York, 1777-1795, 1801 by George Clinton, New York (State). Governor, 1801-1804 (George Clinton), Hugh Hastings, James Austin Holden, New York (State). State Historian (1900)
"2 Flannel Sheets, 2 Black Silk handkerchieves, 1 Muslin apron, 2 gauze Caps with
Ribbons, £ doz. ..."
2. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction by Reuben Percy, John Timbs (1823)
"... style in which he notifies his wonderful performances : " He shall begin with
the cut and burnt handkerchieves, mho shall take their primitive forms. ..."
3. Conversation: It's Faults and It's Graces by Francis Chenevix Trench, Parry Gwynne (1856)
"Some people pronounce the plural of handkerchief, scarf, dwarf, handkerchieves,
scarves, dwarves. This is an error, as these words, and perhaps a few others ..."
4. The homœopathic vade mecum of modern medicine and surgery by Edward Harris Ruddock (1869)
"A BROKEN LEG should be fastened to the whole one by handkerchieves at the ankle,
and above and below the knee, before the patient is removed. ..."
5. The Drama; Its History, Literature and Influence on Civilization: Its by Athenian Society (London, England), James Penny Boyd, John Porter Lamberton, Alfred Bates (1903)
"Wan bit only, darlint, dirt cheap. Joe Wiston.—(Without.) handkerchieves, bades!
(He appears at window, basket, stick, etc., disguised as a blind man.) Mol. ..."
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