serviette

[ sur-vee-et ]

/ ˌsɜr viˈɛt /

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noun Chiefly British.

a table napkin.

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Origin of serviette

1480–90; <Middle French, equivalent to servi(r) to serve + -ette-ette; for the formation, cf. oubliette

Words nearby serviette

service stripe, service tree, service uniform, servicewoman, servient tenement, serviette, servile, servile work, serving, Servite, servitor

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How to use serviette in a sentence

The man held the dusty neck with a serviette, drew the cork, and filled two glasses.
The Strand Magazine, Volume XXVII, January 1904, No. 157|Various
With three forks, a serviette ring, and a plate, one may improvise a stand for a soup tureen or water carafe.
The Strand Magazine, Volume XXVII, January 1904, No. 157|Various
The boys also work in ivory, turning serviette rings with great accuracy and skill.
A Journal of a Tour in the Congo Free State|Marcus Dorman
No linen could have been more faultlessly laundered than Jerome's; no serviette more neatly folded.
Peggy Stewart at School|Gabrielle E. Jackson

A tiny serviette had been over the sandwiches, and was still there beside the plate.
The Curved Blades|Carolyn Wells

British Dictionary definitions for serviette

serviette

/ (ˌsɜːvɪˈɛt) /

noun

mainly British a small square of cloth or paper used while eating to protect the clothes, wipe the mouth and hands, etc

Word Origin for serviette

C15: from Old French, from servir to serve; formed on the model of oubliette

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