handkerchief

• n. ハンカチ; 頭巾、スカーフ

hand、手、kerchief、ターバン、スカーフ。ハンカチーフから派生。

handkerchief

handkerchief: [16] Handkerchief is a compound formed from hand and the now obsolete kerchief ‘cloth for covering the head’ [13] (what in modern English would be called a head-scarf). This was acquired via Anglo-Norman courchef from Old French couvrechef, a compound of couvrir ‘cover’ and chief ‘head’. The colloquial abbreviation hanky is first recorded in the 1890s.
=> chef, chief, cover, hand, kerchief

handkerchief (n.)

1520s, from hand + kerchief, originally "cloth for covering the head," but since Middle English used generally as "piece of cloth used about the person." A curious confluence of words for "hand" and "head." By-form handkercher was in use 16c.-19c. A dropped handkerchief as a token of flirtation or courtship is attested by mid-18c.

1. She balled the handkerchief up and threw it at his feet.

彼女はハンカチを丸めて、彼の足元に落とした。

2.He pulled a handkerchief from his pocket and gave it to him.

ポケットからハンカチを取り出して渡した。

3.He took out a handkerchief and blew his nose.

ハンカチを取り出し、鼻をかむ。

4.Blake held his handkerchief over the mouthpiece to muffle his voice.

ブラックはハンカチをマイクに包み、自分の声をはっきり聞こえないようにした。

5.Tom tried to staunch the blood with his handkerchief .

トムはハンカチで止血しようとした。