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POCKET-HANDKERCHIEF
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A handkerchief that is carried in a pocket
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("pocket-handkerchief" is a kind of...):
handkerchief; hankey; hankie; hanky (a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory)
Context examples:
Mr. Micawber extended his hand to each of us in succession, and then covered his face with his pocket-handkerchief, which I think had more snuff upon it than he was aware of.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
Mr. Micawber kissed her hand, retired to the window, and pulling out his pocket-handkerchief, had a mental wrestle with himself.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
Mr. Dick took out his pocket-handkerchief, and wiped his eyes.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
We shook hands in a very cordial way; and I laughed and laughed, until I pulled out my pocket-handkerchief and wiped my eyes.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
He took out his pocket-handkerchief, and began wiping the palms of his hands.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
After which he borrowed a shilling of me for porter, gave me a written order on Mrs. Micawber for the amount, and put away his pocket-handkerchief, and cheered up.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
The struggle is over! said Mr. Micawber violently gesticulating with his pocket-handkerchief, and fairly striking out from time to time with both arms, as if he were swimming under superhuman difficulties.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
Ah! little did Mr. Spenlow imagine, when he sat opposite to me after dinner that day, with his pocket-handkerchief over his head, how fervently I was embracing him, in my fancy, as his son-in-law!
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
I was so overcome by this, that I asked the carrier to be so good as to reach me my pocket-handkerchief again; but he said he thought I had better do without it, and I thought I really had, so I wiped my eyes on my sleeve and stopped myself.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
One thing I particularly noticed in this delightful house, was the smell of fish; which was so searching, that when I took out my pocket-handkerchief to wipe my nose, I found it smelt exactly as if it had wrapped up a lobster.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
