finger bowl
a small bowl to hold water for rinsing the fingers at table.
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How to use finger bowl in a sentence
A finger-bowl stood above the plate, and this was left on all through the luncheon.
Living on a Little | Caroline French BentonIf fruit is the first course, there should be at each place a fruit-plate with a doily, finger-bowl, and fruit-knife on it.
The Expert Maid-Servant | Cristine Terhune HerrickThen the dessert plates, arranged with finger bowl, doily and silver are brought from the sideboard.
The Library of Work and Play: Housekeeping | Elizabeth Hale GilmanThe doily beneath the finger bowl is not meant for use, but should be laid on the table beside the finger bowl.
The Etiquette of To-day | Edith B. OrdwayCleigh, sighing contentedly, dipped his fingers into the finger bowl and brushed his lips.
The Pagan Madonna | Harold MacGrath
British Dictionary definitions for finger bowl
a small bowl filled with water for rinsing the fingers at the table after a meal
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