What is another word for napkin?

Pronunciation: [nˈapkɪn] (IPA)

A napkin is a piece of fabric, paper, or other material that is used to wipe one's mouth or hands during a meal. There are many synonyms for the word napkin, some of which include: handkerchief, serviette, dishcloth, tea towel, kitchen towel, cloth, wipe, rag, towel, and square. Each of these words refers to a similar but slightly different item, ranging from a small fabric square used for wiping one's hands to a larger towel used for cleaning up spills in the kitchen. Whatever the word used to describe it, a napkin remains an essential item for keeping clean during a meal.

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Usage examples for Napkin

That hope was dashed when Mary Ellen filled these slender glasses with mineral water from a bottle most artfully concealed in a napkin.
"I Walked in Arden"
Jack Crawford
With a napkin tied under his chin, he was compelled to occupy a place at the dolls' tea-table and sit there immovable until the ceremony was over.
"I Walked in Arden"
Jack Crawford
The area of a workman's studio you might cover with a napkin, or say, a small table-cloth.
"From Edinburgh to India & Burmah"
William G. Burn Murdoch

Famous quotes with Napkin

  • Nothing is more pleasant than to see a pretty woman, her napkin well placed under her arms, one of her hands on the table, while the other carries to her mouth, the choice piece so elegantly carved.
    Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
  • I've been in more laps than a napkin.
    Mae West
  • She's been on more laps than a napkin.
    Walter Winchell
  • Socrates seems to be the philosophical napkin with which the ensuing cultural thinkers of history wipe their mouths of pedantic ooze.
    Unknown
  • It is plain that God does not employ drugs or hygiene, nor provide them for human use; else Jesus would have recommended and employed them in his healing. The sick are more deplorably lost than the sinning, if the sick cannot rely on God for help and the sinning can. … The universal belief in physics weighs against the high and mighty truths of Christian metaphysics. This erroneous general belief, which sustains medicine and produces all medical results, works against Christian Science[.] … If we would heal by the Spirit, we must not hide the talent of spiritual healing under the napkin of its form[.] … The tender word and Christian encouragement of an invalid, pitiful patience with his fears and the removal of them, are better than hecatombs of gushing theories, stereotyped borrowed speeches, and the doling of arguments, which are but so many parodies on legitimate Christian Science, aflame with divine Love.
    Mary Baker Eddy

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