handkerchiefs
Nose-wiping cloth squares
Handkerchiefs are small squares of cloth or paper carried for wiping the nose, face, or hands.
Once a standard personal accessory, cloth handkerchiefs have largely given way to disposable tissues.
A handkerchief tucked in a jacket pocket serves as decoration rather than function: He wore a silk handkerchief in his breast pocket.
- sneezeExplosive nasal reflex
- tissueDisposable soft paper
- cottonPlant fiber for textiles
- clothWoven or knit material
reusable · washable · absorbent · cold · allergy · flu · wipe · handwashing
Violent pulls apart
- weepingShedding tears audibly
- mourningPeriod following loss
- funeralService honoring the dead
- farewellLeave-taking expression
goodbye · parting · sentimental · keepsake · comfort · dabbing · grief · sympathy
Square cloth for head
- headwrapFabric worn around hair
- neckerchiefCloth worn around throat
- do-ragSnug head covering
- babushkaTriangular cloth head covering
folk costume · traditional · ceremonial · dance · flamenco · square dance · waving · signal
Of a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- courtshipSeeking another's romantic favor
- droppedLet fall downward
- flirtationPlayful romantic attention
calling card · etiquette · ladies · gentlemen · chivalry · vintage · antique · lace
nose blowing
cloth · reusable · washable · absorbent · cold · allergy · flu · wipe · handwashing · pocket
tears
Violent pulls apart
farewell · goodbye · parting · sentimental · keepsake · comfort · dabbing · grief · sympathy · handoff
bandana
Square cloth for head
- headwrapFabric worn around hair
- neckerchiefCloth worn around throat
- do-ragSnug head covering
babushka · folk costume · traditional · ceremonial · dance · flamenco · square dance · waving · signal
Victorian
Of a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- courtshipSeeking another's romantic favor
- droppedLet fall downward
flirtation · calling card · etiquette · ladies · gentlemen · chivalry · vintage · antique · lace · embroidery
pocket square
Ornamental jacket fold
- suitMatched formal garments
- breast pocketShirt's upper storage patch
- formalFollowing strict protocol
wedding · dapper · accessory · fold · pattern · paisley · polka dot · plaid · coordinated · boutonniere
- Georgian customsbowing, curtsying, courtly manners, social graces, polite society
- linen itemsbed sheets, pillowcases, tablecloths, napkins, dish towels
- eco-friendly productsreusable bags, bamboo toothbrush, metal straws, paper straws, cloth napkins
- general storecounter, cash register, ledger, cracker barrel, checkerboard
- keepsakesmementos, memento, keepsake, keepsakes, heirlooms
- linensbed linens, bed sheet, bedsheet, bed sheets, fitted sheet
handkerchiefsbare hands
Ungloved, unequipped extremities
sleeve · shirt sleeve · paper towels · rags · shop towels
- pocket handkerchiefOrnamental chest pocket cloth