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  (năp'kĭn) pronunciation
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.

[Middle English : Old French nape, nappe, tablecloth; see nappe + -kin, -kin.]


 
 
WordNet: napkin
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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: to protect clothing; wipe mouth
  Synonyms: table napkin, serviette

Meaning #2: garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement
  Synonyms: diaper, nappy


 
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A napkin or serviette is a rectangle of cloth or paper used at the table for wiping the mouth while eating. It is usually small and folded. The word comes from Middle English, borrowing the French nappe—a cloth covering for a table—and adding -kin, the diminutive suffix.

Conventionally the napkin is folded and placed to the left of the place setting, outside the outermost fork. In an ambitious restaurant setting or a caterer's hall, it may be folded into more or less elaborate shapes and displayed on the empty plate. A napkin may also be held together in a bundle (with cutlery) by a napkin ring.

Great inventions or ideas are stereotypically first conceived on a paper napkin. An example of such an idea is J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series.

A napkin is also a small scarf placed on the head by a woman entering a Roman Catholic Church as a conventional token of modesty. This practice is largely extinct in modern times.

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Translations: Translations for: Napkin

Dansk (Danish)
n. - serviet, hygiejnebind

idioms:

  • napkin ring    servietring

Nederlands (Dutch)
servet, luier, doekje, maandverband

Français (French)
n. - serviette, (GB) couche de bébé

idioms:

  • napkin ring    anneau de serviette

Deutsch (German)
n. - Serviette, Windel, Wischtuch, Damenbinde

idioms:

  • napkin ring    Serviettenring

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πετσέτα φαγητού, χαρτοπετσέτα, πάνα (βρέφους)

idioms:

  • napkin ring    κρίκος πετσέτας φαγητού

Italiano (Italian)
tovagliolo, pannolino

idioms:

  • napkin ring    portatovagliolo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - guardanapo (m), babador (m), fralda (f)

idioms:

  • napkin ring    argola para guardanapos

Русский (Russian)
салфетка, пеленка

idioms:

  • napkin ring    кольцо для салфетки

Español (Spanish)
n. - servilleta, pañal

idioms:

  • napkin ring    servilletero

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - servett, blöja, handduk, dambinda

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
餐巾, 尿布, 餐巾纸

idioms:

  • napkin ring    套餐巾用的小环

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 餐巾, 尿布, 餐巾紙

idioms:

  • napkin ring    套餐巾用的小環

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 냅킨, 기저귀

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ナプキン, おむつ, 生理用ナプキン

idioms:

  • napkin ring    ナプキンリング

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) المنديل وبخاصه منديل المائدة ( من قماش او ورق)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מפית (לסעודה), חיתול‬


 
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