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Headscarf vs Kerchief - What's the difference?

headscarf | kerchief |

As nouns the difference between headscarf and kerchief

is that headscarf is a more or less square piece of material worn over the head by women, often to protect the hair, or for religious reasons while kerchief is a piece of cloth used to cover the head.

headscarf

English

Alternative forms

* head scarf

Noun

(headscarves)
  • A more or less square piece of material worn over the head by women, often to protect the hair, or for religious reasons.

    • External links

    * (wikipedia "headscarf")

    kerchief

    English

    (wikipedia kerchief)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (old-fashioned) A piece of cloth used to cover the head.
  • * 1823:' Clement Clark Moore, ''The Night Before Christmas'' - And mamma in her ' kerchief , and I in my cap, / Had just settled down for a long winter's nap...

    • Derived terms

    * handkerchief * headkerchief * kerchiefed * neckerchief