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Napkin

//ˈnæp.kɪn// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A serviette; a (usually rectangular) piece of cloth or paper used at the table for wiping the mouth and hands for cleanliness while eating.
  2. 2
    garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement wordnet
  3. 3
    A nappy (UK), a diaper (American). British, South-Africa
  4. 4
    a small piece of table linen that is used to wipe the mouth and to cover the lap in order to protect clothing wordnet
  5. 5
    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.
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  1. 6
    Ellipsis of sanitary napkin. Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, dated, ellipsis

Etymology

From Middle English napkyn, equivalent to nape (“cloth”) + -kin.

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