Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

head-kerchief

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.12 in modern English

Syllables: head--k-er-chief
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of headkerchief.

Example Sentences

"The girl, as she passed, seized one end of the basket and helped the old woman to raise it to her head, where it rested solidly on the cushion of her head-kerchief."

Inflected Forms

head-kerchiefs (plural) head-kerchieves (plural)

Questions

What does head-kerchief mean?: Alternative form of headkerchief.

How to pronounce head-kerchief

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