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1. (n.) napkin
a small piece of cloth or paper, usu. square, for use in wiping the lips and fingers and to protect the clothes while eating.
2. napkin
Chiefly Brit.
3. napkin
Scot. and North Eng.
4. napkin
Scot.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME, =nape tablecloth (< MF nappe < L mappa napkin) +
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) napkin, table napkin, serviette
a small piece of table linen that is used to wipe the mouth and to cover the lap in order to protect clothing
2. (noun) diaper, nappy, napkin
garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement
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1. (noun) napkin
a piece of cloth or paper for wiping food from your face or hands during a meal
a paper napkin
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) napkin
a little towel, or small cloth, esp. one for wiping the fingers and mouth at table
2. (noun) napkin
a handkerchief
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Sense: (alsotable napkin) a small piece of cloth or paper for protecting the clothes from drips etc and for wiping the lips at meals.
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 Afrikaans: tafelservet |
 Arabic: فوطَه |
 Bulgarian: салфетка |
 Brazilian: guardanapo |
 Czech: ubrousek |
 German: die Serviette |
 Danish: serviet |
 Greek: (χαρτο)πετσέτα |
 Spanish: servilleta |
 Estonian: salvrätik |
 Farsi: پیش انداز |
 Finnish: lautasliina |
 French: serviette (de table) |
 Hebrew: מַפִּית |
 Hindi: रुमाल |
 Croatian: ubrus, salveta |
 Hungarian: szalvéta |
 Indonesian: serbet makan |
 Icelandic: servíetta, munnþurrka |
 Italian: tovagliolo |
 Japanese: ナプキン |
 Korean: 냅킨 |
 Lithuanian: servetėlė |
 Latvian: salvete |
 Malay: kain kesat tangan, napkin |
 Dutch: servet |
 Norwegian: serviett |
 Polish: serwetka |
 Persian: پیش انداز،تكه كه هنگام غذ |
 Pashto: پيش دامنك،د ډوډى خوړلو په |
 Portuguese: guardanapo |
 Romanian: şerveţel (de masă) |
 Russian: салфетка |
 Slovak: servítka |
 Slovenian: prtič |
 Serbian: salveta |
 Swedish: servett |
 Thai: ผ้าเช็ดปาก |
 Turkish: peçete |
 Taiwanese: 餐巾 |
 Ukrainian: серветка, салфетка |
 Urdu: ميز کا رومال |
 Vietnamese: khăn ăn |
 Chinese: 餐巾（吃西餐时用） |
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