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De - Pt| English Dictionary: Handkerchief' | by the DICT Development Group |
| 2 results for Handkerchief' | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Handkerchief \Hand"ker*chief\ (h[acr]n"k[etil]r*ch[icr]f; 277), n. [Hand + kerchief.] 1. A piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant, carried for wiping the face or hands. 2. A piece of cloth shaped like a handkerchief to be worn about the neck; a neckerchief; a neckcloth. | |
| From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
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Handkerchief Only once in Authorized Version (Acts 19:12). The Greek word (sudarion) so rendered means properly "a sweat-cloth." It is rendered "napkin" in John 11:44; 20:7; Luke 19:20. | |
