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napkin

[ UK /nˈæpkɪn/ ]
[ US /ˈnæpkɪn/ ]
NOUN
  1. garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement
  2. 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
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