PIECE OF CLOTH OR PAPER USED TO WIPE ONE'S FACE OR SKIN WHILE EATING
Serviette; Napkins; Table napkin
napkin
servilleta
napkin
la servilleta
napkin
(n.) = servilleta Ex: Printed coasters and napkins are two of the items included in Lawrence's detailed list of categories of material fit for collection by "libraries seriously in the business of organizing ephemera" = Los posavasos y servilletas impresos son dos de los elementos incluidos en la lista detallada de Lawrence de tipo de material coleccionable por "bibliotecas dedicadas seriamente a la recopilación de material efímero". ---- * disposable napkin = servilleta de usar y tirar, servilleta de un solo uso
Definición
napkin
¦ noun
1. a square piece of cloth or paper used at a meal to wipe the fingers or lips and to protect garments.
2. Brit. dated a baby's nappy.
3. (also sanitary napkin) N. Amer. another term for sanitary towel.
Origin
ME: from OFr. nappe 'tablecloth' (from L. mappa: see map) + -kin.
A napkin, serviette or face towelette is a square of cloth or paper tissue used at the table for wiping the mouth and fingers while eating. It is usually small and folded, sometimes in intricate designs and shapes.