kerchief – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
kerchief
n.
woman's scarf; handkerchief
Kerchief
kerchief
Noun
1. a square scarf that is folded into a triangle and worn over the head or about the neck
(hypernym) scarf
(hyponym) headscarf
Kerchief
(n.)
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.
(n.)
A lady who wears a kerchief.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
Kerchief
mentioned only Ezek. 13:18, 21, as an article of apparel or ornament applied to the head of the idolatrous women of Israel. The precise meaning of the word is uncertain. It appears to have been a long loose shawl, such as Oriental women wrap themselves in (Ruth 3:15; Isa. 3:22). Some think that it was a long veil or head-dress, denoting by its form the position of those who wore it. Keren-happuch horn of the face-paint = cosmetic-box, the name of Job's third daughter (Job. 42:14), born after prosperity had returned to him.
