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Napkin Very Common

Napkin has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a small piece of table linen that is used to wipe the mouth and to cover the lap in order to protect clothing

"She quickly dabbed her lips with a napkin before covering her lap to keep her dress clean from the soup."

2

garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement

"The old-fashioned storybook described how the infant wore a rough linen napkin tied around his waist to keep his diapers clean."

3

A serviette; a (usually rectangular) piece of cloth or paper used at the table for wiping the mouth and hands for cleanliness while eating.

"He quickly grabbed a napkin to wipe his fingers after breaking off a piece of crusty bread."

Related Terms
paper cloth dinner mouth table wiping wipe towel serviette wiper face cleaning square tissue lap food paper towel linen white wipe mouth
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
table linen garment
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
bib dinner napkin tea napkin
Rhyming Words
kin skin okin akin ekin tokin pokin adkin makin likin aikin fokin takin jokin wakin yakin pekin atkin arkin orkin
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