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napkin

/ˈnæpkɪn/

Translations

napkinnoun

napkins

/ˈnæpkɪn/

She placed a napkin on her lap before starting her meal.

Она положила салфетку на колени перед началом еды.

Synonyms

napkinadjective

/ˈnæp.kɪn/

Used attributively before another noun (e.g., napkin ring).

napkinnoun

A small piece of cloth or paper used at a meal to wipe the fingers or lips and to protect garments.

She placed a napkin on her lap before starting her meal.

A sanitary towel or pad.

She packed a few sanitary napkins in her overnight bag.

Archaic or dialectal: a piece of soft cloth or absorbent material used to diaper a baby; a diaper.

In Victorian times, mothers laundered dozens of cloth napkins for their infants each week.

napkinadjective

Used attributively to denote an object related to napkins.

He bought a napkin holder for the dining table.