Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Handkerchief

Handkerchief (han"kẽr*chif; 277) , noun

[Hand + kerchief.]

1.
A piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant, carried for wiping the face or hands.
2.
A piece of cloth shaped like a handkerchief to be worn about the neck; a neckerchief; a neckcloth.