keverchef

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Middle English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Old French couvrechief, cuevrechief, from couvrir (“to cover”) +‎ chief (“head”); equivalent to coveren (“to cover”) +‎ chef (“upper part”). Compare kevercher.

Early Scots curch, curche is probably a back-formation from the plural curches, directly borrowed from Old French couvrechies pl.

Pronunciation

Noun

keverchef (plural kevercheves)

  1. A headcloth or kerchief; a cover for the head (usually of a woman).
    • late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, General Prologue, The Canterbury Tales, line 453-455:
      Hir coverchiefs ful fyne were of ground;
      I dorste swere they weyeden ten pound
      That on a Sonday were upon hir heed.
      Her kerchiefs were very fine in texture;
      I dare swear they weighed ten pound
      That on a Sunday were upon her head.
  2. (uncommon) An analogous cover for the neck or shoulders.
  3. (uncommon) A wrap; a protective cloth.
  4. (rare) A handkerchief; a small handheld cloth.
  5. (rare) Fabric for a kerchief.

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