"kerchief" meaning in English

See kerchief in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkɝ.t͡ʃɪf/ [US], /ˈkɜː.tʃɪf/ [UK] Audio: en-us-kerchief.ogg [US] Forms: kerchief [singular], kerchiefs or kerchieves [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|3=kerchieves}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A kerchief is a piece of cloth used to cover the head. . Synonyms: bandana
    Sense id: simple-kerchief-en-noun-Kp-E0Egn

Verb

IPA: /ˈkɝ.t͡ʃɪf/ [US], /ˈkɜː.tʃɪf/ [UK] Audio: en-us-kerchief.ogg [US] Forms: kerchief [canonical], kerchiefs [third-person, singular], kerchiefed [past], kerchiefed [past, participle], kerchiefing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you kerchief yourself, you cover your head with a kerchief.
    Sense id: simple-kerchief-en-verb-Evezrkf-
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kerchief",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "A kerchief is a piece of cloth used to cover the head. ."
      ],
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        "countable",
        "dated"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "bandana"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈkɝ.t͡ʃɪf/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɜː.tʃɪf/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-kerchief.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "kerchief"
}

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      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "third-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kerchiefed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kerchiefed",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kerchiefing",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "verb"
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  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "categories": [],
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        "If you kerchief yourself, you cover your head with a kerchief."
      ],
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        "transitive",
        "dated"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɝ.t͡ʃɪf/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɜː.tʃɪf/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-kerchief.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "kerchief"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kerchief",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kerchiefs or kerchieves",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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        "3": "kerchieves"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Countable nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A kerchief is a piece of cloth used to cover the head. ."
      ],
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        "dated"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "bandana"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɝ.t͡ʃɪf/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɜː.tʃɪf/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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      ]
    },
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      "form": "kerchiefs",
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        "third-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kerchiefed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kerchiefed",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kerchiefing",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If you kerchief yourself, you cover your head with a kerchief."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "transitive",
        "dated"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɝ.t͡ʃɪf/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɜː.tʃɪf/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-kerchief.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "kerchief"
}

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