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Hanky

noun

A square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory. Synonyms: handkerchief, hankey, hankie.

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"Hanky" Quotes from Famous Books

... I can't tell you for the life of me why I feel it. In many ways he's admirable: I believe he's about the youngest brigadier we have who rose from the ranks. There was no hanky-panky about his promotion either—no petticoat influence; it was all sheer merit and courage. He was a fighting-man from first to last and shared all the chances. But the trouble is that one doesn't know where he came from, and, therefore, one can't ...

— The Kingdom Round the Corner - A Novel • Coningsby Dawson

... he said, arresting my footsteps in like fashion, "why are you bandaged up? What the—ah, what does this hanky-panky mean?" ...

— Young Tom Bowling - The Boys of the British Navy • J.C. Hutcheson

Words linked to "Hanky" : pocket-handkerchief, bandana, handkerchief, piece of material, bandanna, piece of cloth, hankey, hanky panky