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plural kerchiefs or kerchieves
(dated) A piece of cloth used to cover the head; a bandana. quotations examples
And mamma in her kerchief, and I in my cap, / Had just settled down for a long winter's nap […]
1823, Clement Clark Moore, The Night Before Christmas
third-person singular simple present kerchiefs, present participle kerchiefing, simple past and past participle kerchiefed
(dated, transitive) To cover with a kerchief. examples