Kerchief
Kerchief , noun
[Old English coverchef, Old French cuevrechief, couvrechef, French couvrechef, a head covering, from couvrir to cover + Old French chief head, French chef. See Cover, Chief, and compare Curfew.]
1.
A square of fine linen worn by women as a covering for the head; hence, anything similar in form or material, worn for ornament on other parts of the person; -- mostly used in compounds; as, neckerchief; breastkerchief; and later, handkerchief.
He might put on a hat, a muffler, and a kerchief, and so escape.
Her black hair strained away
To a scarlet kerchief caught beneath her chin.
2.
A lady who wears a kerchief. — Dryden