Pocket-handkerchief (Noun)
Meaning
A handkerchief that is carried in a pocket.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- He carefully unfolded the crisp white pocket-handkerchief and blew his nose loudly.
- In his breast pocket, he kept a neatly folded pocket-handkerchief, a gift from his grandmother.
- She dabbed her eyes gently with a delicate lace pocket-handkerchief that had been passed down through generations.
- His suit jacket was complete with a perfectly ironed pocket-handkerchief in a elegant silk pattern.
- The gentleman patted his pockets before remembering that he had left his pocket-handkerchief on the dresser that morning.