Kerchief

kerchief
    n 1: a square scarf that is folded into a triangle and worn over
         the head or about the neck
    

Kerchief \Ker"chief\, n.; pl. {Kerchiefs}. [OE. coverchef, OF.
   cuevrechief, couvrechef, F. couvrechef, a head covering, fr.
   couvrir to cover + OF. chief head, F. chef. See {Cover},
   {Chief}, and cf. {Curfew}.]
   1. A square of fine linen worn by women as a covering for the
      head; hence, anything similar in form or material, worn
      for ornament on other parts of the person; -- mostly used
      in compounds; as, neckerchief; breastkerchief; and later,
      handkerchief.
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            He might put on a hat, a muffler, and a kerchief,
            and so escape.                        --Shak.
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            Her black hair strained away
            To a scarlet kerchief caught beneath her chin.
                                                  --Mrs.
                                                  Browning.
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   2. A lady who wears a kerchief. --Dryden. Kerchiefed
    

Kerchief
mentioned only Ezek. 13:18, 21, as an article of apparel or
ornament applied to the head of the idolatrous women of Israel.
The precise meaning of the word is uncertain. It appears to have
been a long loose shawl, such as Oriental women wrap themselves
in (Ruth 3:15; Isa. 3:22). Some think that it was a long veil or
head-dress, denoting by its form the position of those who wore
it.