Home › Words › C › curchcurchcurch means A square piece of linen formerly worn by women instead of a cap; a kerchief.EtymologyBorrowed from Scots curch, from Middle Scots curche, from Early Scots curche (English Middle English keverchef). Doublet of kerchief.nounA square piece of linen formerly worn by women instead of a cap; a kerchief.e.g.“The snood was exchanged for the curch, toy, or coif, when a Scottish lass passed, by marriage, into the matron state.” — 1810, Walter Scott, “Canto III. The Gathering.”, in The Lady of the Lake; […], Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne and Co.] for John Ballantyne and Co.; London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, and WilliaDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.kerchief 68% match — A piece of cloth used to cover the head; a bandana. vs curch →neckercher 62% match — A neckerchief. vs curch →clockmutch 62% match — A three-piece cap or bonnet worn by women, with a straight central piece reaching from the neck to the forehead and two side pieces reaching as far down as the chin. vs curch →caul 61% match — A style of close-fitting circular cap worn by women in the sixteenth century and later, often made of linen. vs curch →kerchieflike 61% match — Resembling or characteristic of a kerchief. vs curch →shawl 59% match — A square or rectangular piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders, typically by women. vs curch →steinkirk 59% match — A kind of neckcloth originating in France, worn in a loose and disorderly fashion. vs curch →chupkun 58% match — A kind of cape or cassock once worn in parts of India and Persia. vs curch →