Advertisement
Advertisement
curch
[ kurch ]
noun
- a simple, close-fitting cap worn by women in colonial America.
- a kerchief worn by Scottish women.
curch
/ kɜːtʃ /
noun
- a woman's plain cap or kerchief Also calledcurchef
Discover More
Word History and Origins
Discover More
Word History and Origins
Origin of curch1
C15: probably back formation from courcheis (plural), from Old French couvrechies, plural of couvrechef kerchief
Discover More
Example Sentences
A ribbon worn by Scotch lassies and upon marriage replaced by the matron's "curch" or cap.
From Project Gutenberg
Curch, which is etymologically the same word, and means a covering for the head.
From Project Gutenberg
It is then covered with the curch; a square piece of linen doubled diagonally, and passed round the head close to the forehead.
From Project Gutenberg
Some of these good women generally 'busk the bride's first curch.'
From Project Gutenberg
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse