handkerchief : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: handkerchief	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for handkerchief
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
handkerchief n a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory Synonym(s): handkerchief, hankie, hanky, hankey
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Handkerchief \Hand"kerchief\ (h[acr]n"k[etil]rch[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]:
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.