serviette
IPA: sˈɝviɛt
noun
- (UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa) A table napkin, now especially a paper one.
- (obsolete) a lazy Susan
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Examples of "serviette" in Sentences
- Swaddle the brandy snifter in serviettes or a cloth to protect the hands.
- In my idiolect, a napkin is made of cloth, while a serviette is made of paper.
- A serviette is a paper napkin Alice Band … why would you think it’s a sanitary towel?!
- A creature who can't even stand people who say "serviette" instead of "table-napkin"! '
- He carefully tucked a linen serviette under his chin to catch any falling bits of flaky pastry.
- I chewed my lip and did nervous origami with the serviette, folding it into the shape of Brazil.
- I wiped my hands on the serviette, being careful to avoid São Paulo, then shuffled through the pile.
- The barista immediately whipped up the suggestion of a croissant, and I was proud to understand when the madam asked for a "serviette".
- Perhaps Cook could still be successfully de-poshed, taught to say the word "serviette" and to look a bit less like a Back to the Future-style preview of Prince William and Kate Middleton's louche ski-holidaying middle son.
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