hankie

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  • She held what Rune thought was a crushed bouquet but what turned out to be a thin white handkerchief, the kind Rune's grandmother called a hankie. —  Hard News
  • How may I help you The pudgy man dabbed his forehead with a sonic hankie, which emitted a chorus of high-pitched squeaks as the sweat beads vaporized. —  F ;SF - vol 088 issue 01 - January 1995
  • She looked away and rummaged for a hankie in her handbag. —  The Tartan Sell - Jonathan Gash - Lovejoy 10
  • She fished in her pack for a hankie and waved it out the window. —  Demons Don't Dream
  • If you sneeze without a hankie, they cut off your balls with a cuticle scissors! —  EverywhereThatMaryWent
 

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