napkin
IPA: nˈæpkɪn
noun
- A serviette; a (usually rectangular) piece of cloth or paper used at the table for wiping the mouth and hands for cleanliness while eating.
- (Britain, South Africa) A nappy (UK), a diaper (American).
- A small scarf worn on the head by Christian women (chiefly Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox) when entering a church, as a token of modesty.
- Short for sanitary napkin. [(chiefly US, Philippines) Synonym of menstrual pad: a pad of absorbent material used to absorb menstrual flow.]
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Examples of "napkin" in Sentences
- The man needed a napkin.
- I filched napkin from the restaurant.
- The napkin can be placed on the plate.
- The staff watched her swallowing part of a napkin.
- The monument was in center of those sanitary napkins.
- After use, the napkin is easily removed and discarded.
- Did the short stories have to fit on the cocktail napkins
- It is no more idolatrous than crushing a glass in a napkin.
- The initial idea was first sketched out on the back of a napkin.
- The audience may then inspect the saltshaker and the napkin, finding nothing.