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Primary term
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pocket square
- URI
- https://nomenclature.info/nom/15176 (opens semantic view)
- Definition
- Lightweight fabric square, folded and displayed in the outer pocket of a jacket at chest level. Used for personal hygiene or as a fashion accessory.
- Definition source(s)
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- American Association for State and Local History (AASLH), and Canadian Heritage Information Network / Réseau canadien d’information sur le patrimoine. 2018. “Nomenclature for Museum Cataloging / Nomenclature pour le catalogage des objets de musée.” September 1, 2018. https://www.nomenclature.info/.
- English
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- Term (International)
- pocket square
- Inverted term (International)
- square, pocket
- Alternative term(s)
- pocket handkerchief
- French
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- Term (International)
- pochette de costume
- Term gender (International)
- feminine
- Term (Canadian)
- mouchoir de poche
- Term gender (Canadian)
- masculine
- Alternative term(s)
- pochette
- Date created
- 2023-07-10
- Date updated
- 2025-06-13
- Bibliographic citation(s)
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HarperCollins. n.d. “pocket-square.” Collins English Dictionary. Accessed June 13, 2025. https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/pocket-square.
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Office québécois de la langue française. 2018. “mouchoir de poche.” Grand dictionnaire terminologique. 2018. https://vitrinelinguistique.oqlf.gouv.qc.ca/fiche-gdt/fiche/26544872/mouchoir-de-poche.
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Wikipédia. 2023. “Pochette de costume.” Wikipédia. April 21, 2023. https://fr.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pochette_de_costume&oldid=203556696.
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Wikipedia. 2025. “Handkerchief / Pocket square.” Wikipedia. May 4, 2025. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handkerchief#Pocket_square.
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