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serviette

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ser·vi·ette  (sûrv-t)
n. Chiefly British
A table napkin.

[French, from Old French serviete, perhaps from servir, to serve; see serve.]

serviette [ˌsɜːvɪˈɛt]
n
Chiefly Brit a small square of cloth or paper used while eating to protect the clothes, wipe the mouth and hands, etc.
[from Old French, from servir to serve; formed on the model of oubliette]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.serviette - a small piece of table linen that is used to wipe the mouth and to cover the lap in order to protect clothingserviette - a small piece of table linen that is used to wipe the mouth and to cover the lap in order to protect clothing
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
Translations
serviette [ˌsɜːvɪˈet]
A. Nservilleta f
B. CPD serviette ring Nservilletero m

serviette [ˌsɜːrviˈɛt] n (British) (= cloth napkin) → serviette f (de table) (= paper napkin) → serviette f en papier

serviette
n (Brit) → Serviette f; serviette ringServiettenring m

serviette [ˌsɜːvɪˈɛt] n (Brit) → tovagliolo, salvietta

serviette
n serviette [səːviˈet]
a table napkin a paper serviette. servet فوطَة للمائِدَه салфетка ubrousek serviet; -serviet die Serviette πετσέτα servilleta servjett دستمال سفره lautasliina serviette (de table) מַפִּית नैपकिन, छोटा तौलिया ubrus, salveta szalvéta serbet makan munnþurrka, servíetta tovagliolo ナプキン 냅킨 servetėlė salvete kertas kesat mulut servet serviett serwetka guardanapo erveţel (de masă) салфетка servítka prtiček servijeta servett ผ้าเช็ดปากที่โต๊ะอาหาร peçete 餐巾 серветка کھانے کی میز پر استعمال ہونے والا رومال khăn ăn

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


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He sat down and tucked his serviette into his waistcoat, raised his glass, and suddenly set it down again.
After work hours he used sometimes to come over from his hut for a talk about his children and his pigeons; at work, when he had to crawl in the mud under the bottom of the steamboat, he would tie up that beard of his in a kind of white serviette he brought for the purpose.
 
 
 
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