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napkin
[nap-kin]
noun
a small piece of cloth or paper, usually square, for use in wiping the lips and fingers and to protect the clothes while eating.
Chiefly British.a diaper.
Scot. and North England.a handkerchief.
Scot.a kerchief or neckerchief.
napkin
/ ˈæɪ /
noun
Also called: table napkin.a usually square piece of cloth or paper used while eating to protect the clothes, wipe the mouth, etc; serviette
rarea similar piece of cloth used for example as a handkerchief or headscarf
a more formal name for nappy 1
a less common term for sanitary towel
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of napkin1
Example Sentences
On top of the table her purse flopped open and from its mouth spilled curling checkbooks, loose cash, half a muffin in a napkin and bottles of Chinese herbs.
And there are the napkins, straws, produce, kitchenware, even the light fixtures, many of which are imported from China.
One of Hockney’s first drives to Los Angeles was a cross-country dash with a pal: Brian Epstein had written on a napkin in Chicago inviting Hockney to see the Beatles in Los Angeles.
When she entered the room, they leaped to their feet, whooped, cheered and waved napkins in the air.
He tucked a large napkin over his Ecuador soccer jersey.
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