keverchief

Middle English

Alternative forms

• coverchief, coverchif

Noun

keverchief

1. kerchief
   • 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.

References

• “keverchief”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.