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Kerchief vs Bandanna - What's the difference?

kerchief | bandanna |

As nouns the difference between kerchief and bandanna

is that kerchief is (old-fashioned) a piece of cloth used to cover the head while bandanna is .

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

    bandanna

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)