"neckerchief" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈnɛkə(ɹ)tʃɪf/, /ˈnɛkə(ɹ)tʃiːf/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-neckerchief.wav [Southern-England] Forms: neckerchiefs [plural], neckerchieves [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English nekkyrchefe, neckercheve, equivalent to neck + kerchief. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|nekkyrchefe}} Middle English nekkyrchefe, {{m|enm|neckercheve}} neckercheve, {{af|en|neck|kerchief}} neck + kerchief Head templates: {{en-noun|s|neckerchieves}} neckerchief (plural neckerchiefs or neckerchieves)
  1. A scarf that is worn looped or tied around the neck. Categories (topical): Neckwear Synonyms: handkerchief, necker, neck kerchief, neck-kerchief, neckkerchief Related terms: bolo, cravat, handkerchief Translations (type of scarf): шалче (šalče) [neuter] (Bulgarian), кърпа за врата (kǎrpa za vrata) [feminine] (Bulgarian), mocador (Catalan), 頸巾 (Chinese Mandarin), 颈巾 (jǐngjīn) (Chinese Mandarin), halsdoek [masculine] (Dutch), koltuko (Esperanto), kaulahuivi (Finnish), huivi (Finnish), foulard [masculine] (French), Halstuch [neuter] (German), Seidenhalstuch (english: silk) [neuter] (German), Nickituch [neuter] (German), nyaksál (Hungarian), nyakba való kendő (Hungarian), ciarsúr brád [masculine] (Irish), brat brád [masculine] (Irish), cravatta [feminine] (Italian), fazzoletto da collo [masculine] (Italian), foulard [masculine] (Italian), fazzoletto [masculine] (Italian), ネッカチーフ (nekkāchīfu) (Japanese), moshwe (Ojibwe), apaszka [feminine] (Polish), fular [neuter] (Romanian), ше́йный плато́к (šéjnyj platók) [masculine] (Russian), га́лстук (gálstuk) [masculine] (Russian), косы́нка (kosýnka) (english: kerchief) [feminine] (Russian), pañuelo [masculine] (Spanish), fular [masculine] (Spanish), snusnäsduk [common-gender] (Swedish), sjal [common-gender] (Swedish), halsduk [common-gender] (Swedish), fular (Turkish), коси́нка (kosýnka) [feminine] (Ukrainian), tanod (Volapük)

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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pañuelo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "type of scarf",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fular"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "type of scarf",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "snusnäsduk"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "type of scarf",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "sjal"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "type of scarf",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "halsduk"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "type of scarf",
      "word": "fular"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "kosýnka",
      "sense": "type of scarf",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "коси́нка"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "type of scarf",
      "word": "tanod"
    }
  ],
  "word": "neckerchief"
}

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