napery
Americannoun
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table linen, as tablecloths or napkins.
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any linen for household use.
noun
Etymology
Origin of napery
1350–1400; Middle English naprye < Middle French, equivalent to nape, variant of nappe tablecloth ( see napkin) + -erie -ery
Example Sentences
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Servers, dressed of their own choosing but almost uniformly in black, moved swiftly, surely, with one hand held behind their backs; fresh cutlery materialized resting atop snowy napery on a little silver tray.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 4, 2023
Faultless napery, preferably white—naked tabletops have no place in any restaurant aspiring to loveliness.
From Architectural Digest • Apr. 6, 2015
Mike Price, the chef, and his partner, Joe Campanaro, who also own Market Table, have opted for refinement, accepting reservations and using cloth napery.
From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2014
The wives, in the score's most delicious, feather-light music, plot their duping in a smart hotel dining room: stiff napery, chandeliers and synchronised tureens.
From The Guardian • May 19, 2012
A silence, while Mr. F. traced strange hieroglyphics on the napery.
From My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life by Anonymous
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