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Meanings of napkin in English
Portuguese
guardanapo Catalan
tovalló A small piece of table linen that is used to wipe the mouth and to cover the lap in order to protect clothing.
Synonyms
Examples for "serviette"
Examples for "serviette"
1
Moreover, the ring was not in the serviette drawer of the sideboard.
2
In the end Rachel provided another clean serviette, and the meal commenced.
3
Had the serviette and ring ever been on the table at all?
4
But you occasionally get glimpses of how tiresome she finds the doily-and-serviette crowd.
5
A well-aimed serviette landed squarely on Ardal's face as his reward for that.
1
Emilius took up his table napkin and wiped his moustache carefully.
2
And he laughed as he shook out his table napkin.
3
She shook out her table napkin as if she were airing a throw rug.
4
I sat down at the little table ; a table napkin was placed on my plate.
5
Whereupon he became suddenly embarrassed, and pulled out a handkerchief the size of a table napkin.
Usage of napkin in English
1
The new nonskid type of napkin adheres to the abdomen, however precipitous.
2
She looked down at the napkin and the red stain upon it.
3
This brings tears, and he wipes them away with a paper napkin.
4
The waiter ran out with candle in hand and napkin on shoulder.
5
After a minute William Oke came in, his napkin in his hand.
6
She set her food down and dabbed her fingers with her napkin.
7
At these words the corn factor grew pale as a linen napkin.
8
He folded a liberal supply of the free lunch into a napkin.
9
Corinne wiped her messy fingers on a napkin and studied the paper.
10
Pile them in a heap on a napkin and serve very hot.
11
My fingers were sticky, and I wiped them against a paper napkin.
12
He had started from his chair with his napkin in his hand.
13
These talents were not permitted to lie folded up in a napkin.
14
Fry in smoking hot fat, and serve very hot on a napkin.
15
He said I would not take my talent out of the napkin.
16
What if she's sorry now? I crumpled my napkin and stood up.
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Napkin through the time
Napkin across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common