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A handkerchief.

A handkerchief. [Obs.] [Written also muckinder, muckiter, mockadour.]

A handkerchief. [Obs.] Shak. Napkin pattern. See Linen scroll, under Linen. -- Napkin ring, a ring of metal, ivory, or other material, used to inclose a table napkin.

A scarf, band, or kerchief of silk, etc., passing around the neck or collar and tied in front; a bow of silk, etc., fastened in front of the neck.

A standard or ensign, in battle. "A handkerchief like an oriflamb." Longfellow. And be your oriflamme to-day the helmet of Navarre. Macaulay.

A kind of kerchief formerly worn by Englishwomen. [Obs.] Fairholt.

A fine material for ladies' shawls, scarfs, handkerchiefs, etc., made from the fiber of the pineapple leaf, and perhaps from other fibrous tropical leaves. It is delicate, soft, and transparent, with a slight tinge of pale yellow.

A fine material for ladies' shawls, scarfs, handkerchiefs, etc., made from the fiber of the pineapple leaf, and perhaps from other fibrous tropical leaves. It is delicate, soft, and transparent, with a slight tinge of pale yellow.

A cloth band for a gown. [Obs.] With kerchief starched, and pinners clean. Gay.

To filch or steal; as, to prig a handkerchief. [Cant]

A kind of checked cotton or silk handkerchief.

An outer cloak or covering; a neckerchief for women. Fairholt.

A scent bag, or perfume cushion, to be laid among handkerchiefe, garments, etc., to perfume them.

ter, worn loosely over the shoulders or about the neck or the waist; a light shawl or handkerchief for the neck; also, a cravat; a neckcloth. Put on your hood and scarf. Swift. With care about the banners, scarves, and staves. R. Browning.

The handkerchief upon which the Savior is said to have impressed his own portrait miraculously, when wiping his face with it, as he passed to the crucifixion.

A napkin or handkerchief. [Obs. or R.] Wyclif. R. Browning.

A portrait or representation of the face of our Savior on the alleged handkerchief of Saint Veronica, preserved at Rome; hence, a representation of this portrait, or any similar representation of the face of the Savior. Formerly called also Vernacle, and Vernicle.

A handkerchief. [Thieves' Cant or Slang]