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pocket-handkerchief

pock·et-hand·ker·chief
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pok-it hang-ker-chif, -cheef]
    • /ˈpɒk ɪt ˈhæŋ kər tʃɪf, -ˌtʃif/
    • /ˈpɒkɪt ˈhæŋ.kə.tʃiːf/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pok-it hang-ker-chif, -cheef]
    • /ˈpɒk ɪt ˈhæŋ kər tʃɪf, -ˌtʃif/

Definitions of pocket-handkerchief word

  • noun pocket-handkerchief handkerchief (def 1). 1
  • noun pocket-handkerchief a handkerchief that is carried in a pocket 0
  • adjective pocket-handkerchief small; of restricted size 0

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Origin of pocket-handkerchief

First appearance:

before 1635
One of the 43% oldest English words
First recorded in 1635-45

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Parts of speech for Pocket-handkerchief

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

pocket-handkerchief popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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