kerchief

[US]/'kɜːtʃɪf/
[UK]/'kɝtʃɪf/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. et lille firkantet tørklæde, der bæres i hovedet eller omkring halsen.
Word Forms
Pluralkerchiefs

Phrases & Collocations

silk kerchief

silkehalstørklæde

Example Sentences

She tied the kerchief around her neck.

Hun knyttede sjalet omkring sin hals.

He used the kerchief to wipe his forehead.

Han brugte sjalet til at tørre sin pande.

She always carries a kerchief in her purse.

Hun har altid et sjal i sin taske.

The kerchief fluttered in the wind.

Sjalet flagrede i vinden.

He tucked the kerchief into his pocket.

Han stak sjalet i sin lomme.

She wore a kerchief over her hair.

Hun havde et sjal over sit hår.

The kerchief was embroidered with delicate flowers.

Sjalet var broderet med delikate blomster.

She used the kerchief as a makeshift bandage.

Hun brugte sjalet som en improviseret forbinding.

He waved his kerchief to say goodbye.

Han vinkede med sit sjal for at sige farvel.

The old photograph showed a woman with a kerchief tied around her head.

Det gamle fotografi viste en kvinde med et sjal bundet om hovedet.

Real-world Examples

'Yes, I am, ' replied the old gentleman, 'but I'm not sure that this boy actually took the hand kerchief.

Source: Oliver Twist (abridged version)

Some of its men who were killed were wearing kerchiefs with the words Onward to Jerusalem printed on them.

Source: Listen to this 3 Advanced English Listening

He had seen two boys steal the hand kerchief and then run away, leaving Oliver to be arrested.

Source: Oliver Twist (abridged version)

" Now you wear the kerchief of the bakka, " he said.

Source: "Dune" audiobook

Gurney looked up to see a Fremen waving his kerchief.

Source: "Dune" audiobook

Hey, do you mind if I ditch the kerchief?

Source: Modern Family Season 9

He took out his kerchief and pressed it to his head.

Source: No Country for Old Men

And mamma in her 'kerchief, and I in my cap, had just settled our brains for a long winter's nap.

Source: VOA Special April 2019 Collection

A white 'kerchief covered her head to her very eyebrows.

Source: Resurrection

She sensed how the symbolism of the kerchiefs united this band.

Source: "Dune" audiobook

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