Translations for „pocket handkerchief“ in the English » German Dictionary

I . pock·et ˈhand·ker·chief N dated

pocket handkerchief

Taschentuch f

pocket handkerchief

Nastuch nt CH

II . pock·et ˈhand·ker·chief ADJ Brit

pocket handkerchief

winzig

pocket handkerchief garden

winziger Garten

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

pocket handkerchief garden

winziger Garten

he took a handkerchief from his pocket

er nahm ein Taschentuch aus seiner Hosentasche

there was a handkerchief sticking out of his jacket pocket

aus der Tasche seines Jacketts hing ein Taschentuch heraus

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It is about as big as a good-sized pocket handkerchief.

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She is a good little girl, but has lost three pocket handkerchiefs and a pinafore.

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On many housing estates gardens had been reduced to the size of a pocket handkerchief, she said.

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It had been blocked by objects such as part of a man's singlet, a pocket handkerchief, a lemon, a bone and so on.

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Full marks however for having the top pocket handkerchief folded the correct way, although it shouldn't really be matching the tie.

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Separating the blokes from the truly fashionable stallions is attention to detail in the form of a pocket handkerchief.

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It was composed of four deep flounces of exquisite fineness, nearly covering the dress, with lace for train, veil and pocket handkerchief "en suite".

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He had a family (a wife and children) at one point, but lost them as one loses a pocket handkerchief.

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Jim's back garden is not quite your pocket handkerchief, as you might have expected, and in fact runs into hundreds of acres.

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There he was, momentarily unattended, sitting in his wheelchair, dressed in a dapper suit, sporting a pocket handkerchief, looking a bit bored.

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