You don’t hear the word used much in our conversations these days — not that there isn’t opportunity — but it’s probably one of those words that will pass on when we do. A reader and friend called ...
Q: My question is how did the word "handkerchief" come to mean "a piece of cloth for wiping the nose and face"? S.B., Middlesex, N.J. A: The origin of the word "handkerchief" is straightforward when ...