napkin

nap·kin  (npkn)

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.]

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napkin [ˈnæpkɪn]

n

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

[from Old French, from nape tablecloth, from Latin mappa small cloth, towel; see 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 clothing serviette, table napkin bib - a napkin tied under the chin of a child while eating dinner napkin - a large napkin used when dinner is served napery, table linen - linens for the dining table tea 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 excrement diaper, nappy garment - an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk"

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napkin

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

Translations

napkin [ˈnæpkɪn]

A. N (= table napkin) → servilleta f (Brit) (baby's) → pañal m (US) (= sanitary towel) → compresa f higiénica, paño m higiénico

B. CPD napkin ring N → servilletero m

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napkin [ˈnæpkɪn] n → serviette f (de table)
napkin ring n → rond m de serviette

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napkin

n

(= table napkin) → Serviette f, → Mundtuch nt (old)

(for baby) → Windel f; (US: = sanitary napkin) → (Damen)binde f

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napkin [ˈnæpkɪn] n (also table napkin) → tovagliolo, salvietta

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napkin

n napkin [ˈnӕpkin]

1 (alsotable napkin) a small piece of cloth or paper for protecting the clothes from drips etc and for wiping the lips at meals. tafelservet فوطَه салфетка ubrousek serviet die Serviette (χαρτο)πετσέτα servilleta salvrätik پیش انداز lautasliina serviette (de table) מַפִּית रुमाल ubrus, salveta szalvéta serbet makan servíetta, munnþurrka tovagliolo ナプキン 냅킨 servetėlė salvete kain kesat tangan, napkin servet serviett serwetka guardanapo şerveţel (de masă) салфетка servítka prtič salveta servett ผ้าเช็ดปาก peçete 餐巾(吃西餐時用) серветка, салфетка ميز کا رومال khăn ăn 餐巾（吃西餐时用）

2 full form of nappy. doek الشَّكل الكامِل للكَلِمَه السابِقَه في 1 пелена plena ble die Windel πάνα pañal mähe مست vaippa couche מַפִּית לְתִינוֹק (tkanina) dlakav pelenka popok bleyja pannolino おむつ 기저귀 vystyklas, palutë autiņi kain lampin luier bleie pieluszka пелёнка; подгузник plienka plenica pelena blöja ผ้าอ้อม nappynin tam şekli 尿布 підгузок بچے کا رومال khăn ăn 尿布

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napkin → منديل المائدة ubrousek serviet Serviette πετσέτα φαγητού servilleta lautasliina serviette ubrus tovagliolo ナプキン 냅킨, 식탁용 냅킨 servet serviett serwetka guardanapo салфетка servett ผ้าเช็ดปาก, ผ้าเช็ดปากบนโต๊ะอาหาร kağıt peçete, peçete khăn ăn 餐巾, 餐巾纸