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{
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"sense": "piece of cloth",
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{
"code": "cv",
"lang": "Chuvash",
"roman": "tut̬ăr",
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{
"code": "cs",
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"code": "nl",
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"sense": "piece of cloth",
"word": "hoofddoek"
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{
"code": "nl",
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"sense": "piece of cloth",
"word": "sluier"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "piece of cloth",
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"sense": "piece of cloth",
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"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "pano da cabeza"
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"code": "ka",
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"sense": "piece of cloth",
"word": "თავსაფარი"
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"code": "ka",
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"sense": "piece of cloth",
"word": "თავშალი"
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"sense": "piece of cloth",
"word": "ხილაბანდი"
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"code": "de",
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"roman": "aurali",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
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"word": "𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰𐌻𐌹"
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"sense": "piece of cloth",
"word": "mayani"
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"word": "kendő"
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{
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"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
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{
"code": "ga",
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"sense": "piece of cloth",
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{
"code": "ga",
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"sense": "piece of cloth",
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],
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{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ciarsúr"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "bandana"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "fascia"
},
{
"alt": "ずきん",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "zukin",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"word": "頭巾"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "dugeon",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"word": "두건"
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"lang": "Macedonian",
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"tags": [
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{
"code": "oj",
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"sense": "piece of cloth",
"word": "moshwe"
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"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
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"sense": "piece of cloth",
"word": "روسری"
},
{
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"sense": "piece of cloth",
"word": "رویمال"
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"word": "لچک"
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"lang": "Polish",
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"tags": [
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"word": "chustka"
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "piece of cloth",
"tags": [
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"word": "lenço"
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"word": "bandana"
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"sense": "piece of cloth",
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"word": "batic"
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"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "basma"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "platók",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "плато́к"
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{
"code": "ru",
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"sense": "piece of cloth",
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{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
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{
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "toca"
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"code": "sv",
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"sense": "piece of cloth",
"tags": [
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{
"code": "sv",
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"sense": "piece of cloth",
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"word": "huvudduk"
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"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "rüymol",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"word": "рӯймол"
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{
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"sense": "piece of cloth",
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"sense": "piece of cloth",
"word": "яулык"
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"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"word": "baş örtüsü"
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"roman": "xústka",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"tags": [
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"tags": [
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"word": "פֿאַטשיילע"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"word": "頭巾"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "tóujīn",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"word": "头巾"
},
{
"code": "cv",
"lang": "Chuvash",
"roman": "tut̬ăr",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"word": "тутӑр"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "šátek"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"word": "hoofddoek"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"word": "sluier"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"word": "huivi"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "foulard"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "fichu"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pano da cabeza"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pano"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "tavsapari",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"word": "თავსაფარი"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "tavšali",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"word": "თავშალი"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "xilabandi",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"word": "ხილაბანდი"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Kopftuch"
},
{
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "aurali",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰𐌻𐌹"
},
{
"code": "ha",
"lang": "Hausa",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"word": "mayani"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"word": "kendő"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "bréidín"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "brat cinn"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cafarr"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ciarsúr"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "bandana"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "fascia"
},
{
"alt": "ずきん",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "zukin",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"word": "頭巾"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "dugeon",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"word": "두건"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "márama",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ма́рама"
},
{
"code": "oj",
"lang": "Ojibwe",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"word": "moshwe"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "rusari",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"word": "روسری"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "ruymâl",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"word": "رویمال"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "lačak",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"word": "لچک"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "chustka"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lenço"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "bandana"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "batic"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "basma"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "platók",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "плато́к"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "platóček",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "плато́чек"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "kosýnka",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "косы́нка"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "марама"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "marama"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "toca"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "sjalett"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "huvudduk"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "rüymol",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"word": "рӯймол"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "rümol",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"word": "рӯмол"
},
{
"code": "tt",
"lang": "Tatar",
"roman": "yawlıq",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"word": "яулык"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"word": "baş örtüsü"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "xústka",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ху́стка"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "penllïain"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "tikhl",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "טיכל"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "fatsheyle",
"sense": "piece of cloth",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "פֿאַטשיילע"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"kerchief"
],
"word": "kerchief"
}
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"3": "coverchef"
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"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "fro",
"3": "couvrechief"
},
"expansion": "Old French couvrechief",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fro",
"2": "couvrir",
"3": "",
"4": "to cover"
},
"expansion": "couvrir (“to cover”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fro",
"2": "chief",
"3": "",
"4": "head"
},
"expansion": "chief (“head”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "curfew"
},
"expansion": "curfew",
"name": "m"
}
],
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"forms": [
{
"form": "kerchiefs",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "kerchiefing",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "kerchiefed",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
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{
"form": "kerchiefed",
"tags": [
"past"
]
}
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"To cover with a kerchief."
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"(dated, transitive) To cover with a kerchief."
],
"tags": [
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"ipa": "/ˈkɝ.t͡ʃɪf/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈkɝ.t͡ʃif/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈkɜː.tʃɪf/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈkɜː.tʃiːf/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
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"audio": "en-us-kerchief.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/8b/En-us-kerchief.ogg/En-us-kerchief.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8b/En-us-kerchief.ogg",
"tags": [
"US"
],
"text": "Audio (US)"
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],
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"kerchief"
],
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}
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