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Napkin

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Noun

1. napkin, serviette, table napkin

a small piece of table linen that is used to wipe the mouth and to cover the lap in order to protect clothing

2. diaper, napkin, nappy

garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Napkin

see synonyms of napkin
noun
1. Also called: table napkin
a usually square piece of cloth or paper used while eating to protect the clothes, wipe the mouth, etc; serviette
2. rare
a similar piece of cloth used for example as a handkerchief or headscarf
3.  a more formal name for nappy1
4.  a less common term for sanitary towel

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Napkin

see synonyms of napkin
noun
1. 
a small piece of cloth or paper, usually square, used while eating for protecting the clothes and wiping the fingers or lips
2. 
any small cloth, towel, etc.
; esp.,
a.  British
a diaper
b.  British, Dialectal
a handkerchief
c.  Scottish
a kerchief or neckerchief
d. 
sanitary napkin

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Napkin

see synonyms of napkin
n.
1. A piece of cloth or absorbent paper used at table to protect the clothes or wipe the lips and fingers.
2. A cloth or towel.
3. A sanitary napkin.
4. Chiefly British A diaper.

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