1. a close-fitting cap or head covering, typically worn by women or children; a coif or kerchief.
Usage: archaic; chiefly Scottish and Northern English dialect

Examples

• The elderly woman wore a white curch tied under her chin.
• In old photographs, many Scottish women are shown wearing a curch.
• The child's curch kept her hair neat and tidy throughout the day.
• She adjusted her curch before stepping out into the cold wind.