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A kerchief for the neck; -- called also neck handkerchief.

A piece of cloth shaped like a handkerchief to be worn about the neck; a neckerchief; a neckcloth.

aterial, 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. Shak. Her black hair strained away To a scarlet kerchief caught beneath her chin. Mrs. Browning.…

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