Kerchiefed

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Having fabric draped over the head or neck for style or utility
2. Being embellished with a cloth item designated for personal hygiene or adornment
3. Wearing a piece of cloth wrapped around the head or neck for practical or fashionable reasons ; adorned or enhanced by the addition of a decorative kerchief

Etymology: "Kerchiefed" is simply "kerchief" with the suffix "-ed" added, producing an adjective meaning wearing a headscarf. The base word "kerchief" comes from Old French "cuevrechief", literally "cover-head", formed from "cuevrer" ("to cover") and "chef" ("head"), which is also the source of the English "chief" in its older sense of the head of something. The Old French compound was itself a combination of Latin roots, so the word for a head covering is, in a sense, a head covering for a head. Because "kerchief" was borrowed as a noun, the suffix turns it into a descriptive adjective, the same way "bearded" or "hatted" describe a person by what they wear. The result is a plain, transparent formation, and its meaning follows directly from its parts.

Synonyms: bandannaed, scarved, wrapped, covered, veiled