Kerchief of Plesaunce.

An embroidered cloth presented by a lady to her knight to wear for her sake. The knight was bound to place it in his helmet.

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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