mou|choir

mou|choir
mou|choir «moo SHWAR», noun.
a handkerchief: »

A mouchoir with musk his spirits to cheer (London Magazine).

[< Middle French mouchoir < Old French moucher blow, wipe the nose < Vulgar Latin muccāre < Latin muccus, variant of mūcus mucus]

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  • mouchoir — mou·choir …   English syllables

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