Pronunciation change

  • (UK) IPA (key): /ˈhæŋkətʃiːf/ or /ˈhæŋkətʃɪf/
  • (US) IPA (key): /ˈhæŋkɚtʃɪf/
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Noun change

Singular
handkerchief

Plural
handkerchiefs

 
a handkerchief
  1. (countable) A handkerchief is a cloth, usually white, used to clean one's face of sweat, etc.
    The gentleman had a handkerchief in his jacket pocket.