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# kerchief

noun (kerchief, kerchiefs)

«kerchief» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A kerchief is a square of cloth worn on the head or neck, or used to wipe the face or to wave. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kerchief/#m1)

### In the lessons

a cloth in fairy tales, often waved as a signal or laid over something; old use for a headscarf or handkerchief

### Examples

- He waved his kerchief from the tower. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kerchief/#x1)
- She tied a red kerchief around her hair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kerchief/#x2)
- The embroidered kerchief lay on the ground. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kerchief/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «kerchief» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kerchief/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«kerchief» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/kerchief.html) on Mova free.