courchef
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courchefe — courchef(e, er obs. ff. kerchief, kercher … Useful english dictionary
kerchief — noun (plural kerchiefs; also kerchieves) Etymology: Middle English courchef, from Anglo French coverchef, cuerchief, from coverir to cover + chef head more at chief Date: 13th century 1. a square of cloth used as a head covering or worn as a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
handkerchief — [16] Handkerchief is a compound formed from hand and the now obsolete kerchief handle 262 ‘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… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
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… … Word origins
kerchief — n. 1 a cloth used to cover the head. 2 poet. a handkerchief. Derivatives: kerchiefed adj. Etymology: ME curchef f. AF courchef, OF couvrechief f. couvrir COVER + CHIEF head … Useful english dictionary
