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piece of cloth for personal use
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handkerchief

Summary

handkerchief ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (990 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • handkerchief is a type of fashion accessory[2].
  • handkerchief is a type of personal hygiene item[3].
  • handkerchief is part of linens[4].
  • handkerchief is used for cleaning[5].
  • handkerchief's Commons category is recorded as Handkerchiefs[6].
  • handkerchief's exact match is recorded as http://wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn30/03485794-n[7].
  • handkerchief's exact match is recorded as http://wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn31/103462056-n[8].
  • handkerchief's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Fashion[9].
  • handkerchief's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Health and fitness[10].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include fashion accessory[2] and personal hygiene item[3].

Use and Application

handkerchief is used for cleaning[5]. handkerchief is part of linens[4].

Why It Matters

handkerchief ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (990 views/month).[1] handkerchief has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] handkerchief is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Europeana Fashion Vocabulary. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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