The most intense curiosity and excitement prevailed, and, though the weather was uncertain, enormous masses of densely packed people lined the road, shouting and waving hats and handkerchiefs as we flew by them.
After this came twelve country lads and lasses, dancing the real old morris-dance, with their handkerchiefs flying, and in all the rustic elegance of apparel which they could command for the occasion.
A few minutes later the guests were seated at the wedding breakfast, while Dolly Preen again leaned out of the window, having returned there after attending to the bride, to whom two fresh pocket-handkerchiefs were supplied.
All the rest of the company are to tie their handkerchiefs into knots, with which to baste the bear.
We can find scarfs and handkerchiefs enough to fasten round your caps.
Once Buttar had to let down Ernest with their handkerchiefs tied together, while Ernest again caught him.
Now Placolett collected a dozen pocket-handkerchiefs from the company, and the magician tied them up in a handkerchief, which he placed on the table.
They brandished them, they twirled them after the manner of the domestic mop, they clasped their hands, handkerchiefs included.
The multitude were chiefly colored women, with gay handkerchiefs on their heads, and a sprinkling of men, with that peculiarly respectable look which these people always have on Sundays and holidays.
We had bound thick handkerchiefs round our heads, that the ends, by covering our faces, might assist to guard them.
Do not use towels, handkerchiefs or other toilet articles or glasses or cups or table utensils used by others.
It is preferable to use gauze or soft paper for handkerchiefs and burn them.
Be very careful with the handkerchiefs used; see that no one touches or uses them.
The citizens cheered, and the ladies waved their handkerchiefs and threw kisses at them.
When it was pleasant we sometimes sat on a bench in Central Park; and once he must have left a handkerchief there, for a few days later one of his handkerchiefs came to him accompanied by a note.
Every person in the hall rose and cheered, wavinghandkerchiefs and umbrellas.
Some wear black or dark-coloured handkerchiefs bound round their heads, but all hold their broad-brimmed hats in their hands.
The men are in their shirt sleeves, with black sashes and gorgeous handkerchiefs arranged mitre-like on their heads.
The two girls fanned themselves with their handkerchiefs and constantly brushed cinders off their starched blouses.
A week later, a herald from Bayonne arrived at Castel-jaloux, with worked scarfs and handkerchiefs for the entire Huguenot band.
Dear Mother Wheaton: At last we have yourhandkerchiefs finished, and can send to you.
Some bystanders gave me their handkerchiefs and I proceeded to wash the blood from the poor wounded head and limb, which was much crushed, and helped the doctor to bind up the wounds.
Soon after starting we sighted the vessel on which they sailed and I could distinguish some of them waving their handkerchiefs in farewell.
They had on pink and black dresses, with red cotton shawls, and they wore flaming yellow handkerchiefs about their woolly heads.
There you have your pocket-handkerchiefs and your Indians.
We are not responsible for his ruin; your pocket-handkerchiefs prove nothing.
A melancholy feeling came over me as I turned and looked for the last time upon York Factory, where I had spent so many happy days with the young men who now stood waving their handkerchiefs from the wharf.
After five hours' sharp walking, with pocket-handkerchiefs tied round our heads to guard us from the attacks of mosquitoes, we arrived at Seven Islands between one and two in the morning.
The ladies had short gowns without plaits, cloth leggins of various colours highly ornamented with beads, cotton handkerchiefs on their necks, and sometimes also on their heads.
Coloured handkerchiefs covered their heads, and ornamented moccasins decorated their feet; besides which, each one wore a blanket in the form of a shawl, which they put off before standing up to dance.
During the President's progress they must often have been driven to their handkerchiefs again.
Miss Phillipps is set down for the next number, and, as she advances down through the musicians to the stand, the children give her a handsome ovation, the girls waving their handkerchiefs and the boys cheering as only boys can cheer.
Thousands of handkerchiefs are waved by the ladies and flutter in the air like white doves.
One hundred lacehandkerchiefs went up to two hundred eyes.
The children waved handkerchiefs as long as she could be distinguished by them.
There was much waving of handkerchiefs and shouting back and forth as the steamer slowly drew close to the landing.
There was a consultation and two or three flutteredhandkerchiefs in response.
As well as he could he bound up the wounds with handkerchiefs and stanched the bleeding.
Along the route booming guns saluted them; handkerchiefs fluttered from windows; flags streamed from farm-houses and in village streets; old men and boys at the plow huzzaed themselves hoarse.
Also they had gay silk handkerchiefs knotted picturesquely around their throats.
The peasant women whom we have seen in the city are dressed in rough greatcoats and boots, with coloured handkerchiefs tied over their heads and under their chins.
The upper classes wore bonnets, and the lower had handkerchiefs tied over their heads, or caps, with thick-padded cloaks.
Harry and I lost our pocket-handkerchiefs one day, but after that we followed Cousin Giles' advice, and fastened them into our pockets.
Edward, when we dine out, generally brings three pocket-handkerchiefs and six jokes.
I leave the management of the handkerchiefs to his own taste, but we mostly try together in advance to arrange a career for the other things.
Into the waistband of her trousers she tucks opposite corners of both handkerchiefs so that they hang as panniers: the hands pushed through show the panniers empty; she would receive gifts.
Of the two handkerchiefs used in this dance one represents the girl herself, the other her soon-to-be-selected lover.
Under its name a chain of boys and girls, united by handkerchiefs that they hold, “serpentines” and zigzags in directions dictated by the caprice of their leader, perhaps traversing the length of the streets of a village.
You may keep the handkerchiefs and the collars, and we will not refer to the dead past.
Not being at all familiar with the English language, she took four of Abigail's sheets and quite a number of towels, handkerchiefs and collars.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "handkerchiefs" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
