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Handkerchief Compound Hand Covering English 8645.Handkerchief 英 Hæŋkətʃɪf]美

正面 8645.handkerchief
英 ['hæŋkətʃɪf]美 ['hæŋkɚtʃɪf]

背面
释义:
n. 手帕;头巾,围巾
例句:
1. She balled the handkerchief up and threw it at his feet.她把手绢揉成一团,丢在了他的脚边。

手帕 handkerchief 汗可去(可以擦去汗水)
handkerchief 手帕hand,手,kerchief,头巾,围巾。引申词义手帕。
handkerchiefhandkerchief: [16] Handkerchief is a compound formed from hand and the now obsolete kerchief ‘cloth for covering the head’ [13] (what in modern English would be called a head-scarf). This was acquired via Anglo-Norman courchef from Old French couvrechef, a compound of couvrir ‘cover’ and chief ‘head’. The colloquial abbreviation hanky is first recorded in the 1890s.=> chef, chief, cover, hand, kerchiefhandkerchief (n.)1520s, from hand + kerchief, originally "cloth for covering the head," but since Middle English used generally as "piece of cloth used about the person." A curious confluence of words for "hand" and "head." By-form handkercher was in use 16c.-19c. A dropped handkerchief as a token of flirtation or courtship is attested by mid-18c."

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