[
UK
/nˈæpkɪn/
]
[ US /ˈnæpkɪn/ ]
[ US /ˈnæpkɪn/ ]
NOUN
- garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement
- a small piece of table linen that is used to wipe the mouth and to cover the lap in order to protect clothing
How To Use napkin In A Sentence
- As I come out with a stack of napkins and some plates, their conversation quiets and dies down, and we all eat.
- It tastes good; a twist arrives on a napkin.
- A close family friend gave the couple personalized napkins with their names embossed in gold.
- Katy, still dressed in her attorney clothes, a gray tweed suit with a pale-blue silk blouse, tucked her napkin under her chin and dug in to the pirogi. Hot And Bothered
- Over the years Michele's designs continued to evolve from napkin holders and bracelets to earrings, necklaces, chokers and hair accessories at a rapid pace.
- This being the recognised time to give alms, I was besieged by beggars, who spread their napkins before us on the ground, sprinkled with a few coppers to excite generosity.
- These little puff pastries are served on a white napkin with bowls of chocolate sauce and raspberry coulis for dipping.
- But how shall I forget the solemn splendour of a second course, which was served up in great state by Stripes in a silver dish and cove; a napkin round his dirty thumbs; and consisted of a landrail, not much bigger than a corpulent sparrow. The Book of Snobs
- And the most important, versatile and unstylish piece of kit you can put on is a napkin. Times, Sunday Times
- Hot water plates are very convenient, and easily procured at any large china shop; but if they cannot be found, put the hot plate containing the chop over a bowl of boiling water, and cover with a hot saucer, fold a napkin around the baked potato, and you can carry the tray containing the dinner through cold halls and up staircases and it will arrive at your patient's room _hot. Making Good on Private Duty