napkin

nap·kin

N0015100 (năp′kĭn)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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[Middle English : Old French nape, nappe, tablecloth; see nappe + -kin, -kin.]

napkin

(ˈnæpkɪn) n1. Also called: table napkin a usually square piece of cloth or paper used while eating to protect the clothes, wipe the mouth, etc; serviette2. rare a similar piece of cloth used for example as a handkerchief or headscarf3. a more formal name for nappy¹4. a less common term for sanitary towel[C15: from Old French, from nape tablecloth, from Latin mappa small cloth, towel; see map]

nap•kin

(ˈnæp kɪn)

n. 1. a small piece of cloth or paper, usu. square, for use in wiping the lips and fingers and to protect the clothes while eating. 2. sanitary napkin. 3. Chiefly Brit. diaper. 4. Scot. and North Eng. handkerchief. 5. Scot. kerchief. [1350–1400; Middle English, =nape tablecloth (< Middle French nappe < Latin mappa napkin) + -kin -kin; compare map]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	napkin - a small piece of table linen that is used to wipe the mouth and to cover the lap in order to protect clothingserviette, table napkinbib - a napkin tied under the chin of a child while eatingdinner napkin - a large napkin used when dinner is servednapery, table linen - linens for the dining tabletea napkin - a small napkin used when tea is served
	2.	napkin - garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrementdiaper, nappygarment - an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk"

napkin

noun serviette, cloth She dabbed her lips carefully with a napkin.

Translations

餐巾餐巾纸尿布

napkin

(ˈnӕpkin) noun1. (also table napkin) a small piece of cloth or paper for protecting the clothes from drips etc and for wiping the lips at meals. 餐巾 餐巾（吃西餐时用） 2. full form of nappy. 尿布 尿布

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