noun

napkin

napkin, serviette

Could you please pass me a napkin?

Could you please pass me a napkin?

He wiped his mouth with a paper napkin.

He wiped his mouth with a paper napkin.

a paper/cloth napkin a napkin made of paper or cloth He used a paper napkin.

Synonyms: serviette (especially in British English)

From Middle English 'nape' (tablecloth) + the diminutive suffix '-kin'. Literally 'a small tablecloth'.

You put a 'napkin' on your 'lap' to keep it clean while eating.

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