"kevercher" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɛvərˌt͡ʃeːr/, /ˈkɛrˌt͡ʃeːr/, /-t͡ʃif/ Forms: keverchers [plural], kercher [alternative], kerchere [alternative], kerchure [alternative], kirchir [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French cuevrechier, variant of cuevrechief remodelled after the suffix -ier (compare keverchef). Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|fro|cuevrechier}} Borrowed from Old French cuevrechier Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} kevercher, {{enm-noun|keverchers}} kevercher (plural keverchers)
  1. A headcloth or kerchief; a cover for the head (usually of a woman) Categories (topical): Headwear
    Sense id: en-kevercher-enm-noun-x6AqWVh4 Disambiguation of Headwear: 71 29 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5
  2. (rare) A handkerchief; a small handheld cloth. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-kevercher-enm-noun-xzHsdso6

Alternative forms

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    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "kercher"
          },
          "expansion": "English: kercher",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: kercher"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmw-msc",
            "2": "courchair",
            "qq": "possibly borrowed from Early Modern English",
            "unc": "1"
          },
          "expansion": ">? Middle Scots: courchair (possibly borrowed from Early Modern English)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": ">? Middle Scots: courchair (possibly borrowed from Early Modern English)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "yol",
            "2": "kerchure"
          },
          "expansion": "Yola: kerchure",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Yola: kerchure"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "cuevrechier"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Old French cuevrechier",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Old French cuevrechier, variant of cuevrechief remodelled after the suffix -ier (compare keverchef).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "keverchers",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kercher",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kerchere",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kerchure",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirchir",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "nouns",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "kevercher",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "keverchers"
      },
      "expansion": "kevercher (plural keverchers)",
      "name": "enm-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "94 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "94 6",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "95 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "71 29",
          "kind": "topical",
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          "name": "Headwear",
          "orig": "enm:Headwear",
          "parents": [
            "Clothing",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A headcloth or kerchief; a cover for the head (usually of a woman)"
      ],
      "id": "en-kevercher-enm-noun-x6AqWVh4",
      "links": [
        [
          "headcloth",
          "headcloth"
        ],
        [
          "kerchief",
          "kerchief"
        ],
        [
          "cover",
          "cover"
        ],
        [
          "head",
          "head"
        ],
        [
          "woman",
          "woman#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "A handkerchief; a small handheld cloth."
      ],
      "id": "en-kevercher-enm-noun-xzHsdso6",
      "links": [
        [
          "handkerchief",
          "handkerchief"
        ],
        [
          "handheld",
          "handheld"
        ],
        [
          "cloth",
          "cloth"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) A handkerchief; a small handheld cloth."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɛvərˌt͡ʃeːr/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɛrˌt͡ʃeːr/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/-t͡ʃif/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kevercher"
}
{
  "categories": [
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    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English nouns",
    "Middle English terms borrowed from Old French",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old French",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "enm:Headwear"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "kercher"
          },
          "expansion": "English: kercher",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: kercher"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmw-msc",
            "2": "courchair",
            "qq": "possibly borrowed from Early Modern English",
            "unc": "1"
          },
          "expansion": ">? Middle Scots: courchair (possibly borrowed from Early Modern English)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": ">? Middle Scots: courchair (possibly borrowed from Early Modern English)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "yol",
            "2": "kerchure"
          },
          "expansion": "Yola: kerchure",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Yola: kerchure"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "2": "fro",
        "3": "cuevrechier"
      },
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      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Old French cuevrechier, variant of cuevrechief remodelled after the suffix -ier (compare keverchef).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "keverchers",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kercher",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kerchere",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kerchure",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirchir",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "nouns",
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        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "kevercher",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
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        "1": "keverchers"
      },
      "expansion": "kevercher (plural keverchers)",
      "name": "enm-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A headcloth or kerchief; a cover for the head (usually of a woman)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "headcloth",
          "headcloth"
        ],
        [
          "kerchief",
          "kerchief"
        ],
        [
          "cover",
          "cover"
        ],
        [
          "head",
          "head"
        ],
        [
          "woman",
          "woman#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A handkerchief; a small handheld cloth."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "handkerchief",
          "handkerchief"
        ],
        [
          "handheld",
          "handheld"
        ],
        [
          "cloth",
          "cloth"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) A handkerchief; a small handheld cloth."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɛvərˌt͡ʃeːr/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɛrˌt͡ʃeːr/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/-t͡ʃif/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kevercher"
}

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