Meaning of handkerchiefless | Babel Free
Definitions
Without a handkerchief or handkerchieves.
not-comparable
Examples
“The younger children were mere pocket-handkerchiefless brats, whose mission on earth seemed to be to get in the way and have their ears boxed...”
“I saw a million handkerchiefless children. I saw hundreds of villages in which the community handkerchief, modern sanitation, was absolutely unknown.”
“...she was brought up in California, and only came to England when her character was formed ; but I never expected to have a handkerchiefless friend.”
“A sudden sneeze may soil the hands, especially of a handkerchiefless patient, two minutes after they are washed...”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.