handkerchief
n.a small square of cloth used for blowing your nose or wiping your face. You usually keep it in your pocket or bag.
n.a square piece of fabric, typically cotton or linen, intended for personal hygiene or as a clothing accessory. Often contrasted with disposable paper tissues.
“He pulled a clean handkerchief from his pocket.”
“She offered her silk handkerchief to her friend, who was crying after the movie.”
“While paper tissues have largely replaced the traditional cloth handkerchief for hygiene, it remains a staple of formal menswear as a decorative pocket square.”
The plural can be spelled as either 'handkerchiefs' or 'handkerchieves', though the former is more common in modern English.
“He said he was given the smaller items to iron, including handkerchiefs and underpants.”
From hand + kerchief.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.