Handkerchief
Handkerchief noun - A scarf worn on the head.
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Scarf and handkerchief are semantically related in hankie topic. In some cases you can use "Scarf" instead a noun "Handkerchief", when it comes to topics like personal cloth.
Scarf
Scarf noun - A garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration.
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Synonyms for Scarf
Handkerchief and scarf are semantically related in hankie topic. You can use "Handkerchief" instead a noun "Scarf".
Nearby Word: scarfed
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The little that we know of Thugee suggests an organized group of highwaymen who robbed travellers and killed them by strangling them with a rumal (a special handkerchief/scarf), an ersatz-Aztec cult interested in human sacrifice they were not.
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In many adaptations of Othello, Iago rewards Emilia for stealing Desdemona's handkerchief (or belt, or scarf, depending on the update) with sex, usually incorporating the stolen handkerchief into said reward-sex.
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Returning the Handkerchief: Albeit with a scarf the intent is the same.
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