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Kercher

ˈkərkər
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
  1. Kercher
    A kerchief. "He became . . . white as a kercher ."
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  1. (n) kercher
    A kerchief.
  2. (n) kercher
    An animal's caul.
  3. kercher
    To dress or cover, as the head, with a kercher.
Usage in the news

Sollecito was a 23-year-old computer science student when Meredith Kercher was killed. cnn.com

Kercher family perplexed by verdict freeing Knox. standard.net

On the fourth anniversary of Meredith Kercher 's death, Amanda Knox is trying to put her life back together and move on, her father, Curt Knox, exclusively revealed to RadarOnline.com. radaronline.com

Kercher family perplexed by verdict freeing Knox. standard.net

As supporters of Amanda Knox anxiously wait to hear if the appeal against her murder conviction is successful, the family of victim Meredith Kercher is speaking out. radaronline.com

Friends and relatives of murder victim Meredith Kercher seek to keep her memory alive. cnn.com

Kercher was killed in 2007 in villa in Perugia, Italy, that she rented with Amanda Knox. cnn.com

Amanda Knox is back in an Italian courtroom Monday, as she continues to appeal her conviction for the 2007 murder of Meredith Kercher . radaronline.com

(CBS) One year ago today, Raffaele Sollecito and American college student Amanda Knox were acquitted of the murder of British student, Meredith Kercher. cbsnews.com

An Italian judge has said the murder conviction against Amanda Knox in the slaying of her British roommate Meredith Kercher was overturned because evidence used by a lower court against the American and her Italian boyfriend didn't hold up. globalpost.com

Amanda Knox was cleared of killing British student Meredith Kercher by an Italian court in October. cnn.com

She was sent to prison in the slaying of her British roommate, Meredith Kercher. ibw.com

It was just a matter of time before the story of US exchange student Amanda Knox, convicted of murdering British student Meredith Kercher in Italy, was made into an original drama. nbcsandiego.com

Amanda Knox cries following the verdict that overturns her conviction and acquits her of murdering her British roomate Meredith Kercher, at the Perugia court, Italy , Monday. fox21news.com

The frightening saga of Amanda Knox, an American student who was convicted of murdering her roommate Meredith Kercher in Italy in 2007, has finally drawn to a close. forbes.com

Usage in scientific papers

Lewis M, Chang G, Horton NC, Kercher MA, Pace HC, et al. (1996) Crystal structure of the lactose operon repressor and its complexes with DNA and inducer.
Concentration and Length Dependence of DNA Looping in Transcriptional Regulation

Usage in literature

Ain't got a han'kercher, hev yer? "Romance of California Life" by John Habberton

So dat yaller gal had to put on a clean han'kercher an' ap'on, an' do it her own se'f. "The Corner House Girls at School" by Grace Brooks Hill

You don't think you're going to indulge in such luxuries as silk han'kerchers at a time like this, do you? "Rob Harlow's Adventures" by George Manville Fenn

He commanded the jailer to lift up the "kercher" on the woman's head. "A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718" by Wallace Notestein

Usage in poetry
All in a scarlet kercher lay'd
Of silk so fine and thin;
A golden mantle wrapt him round,
Pinn'd with a silver pin.
I bought thee kerchers to thy head,
That were wrought fine and gallantly
I kept thee both boord and bed
Which cost my purse well favouredly