serviette

[ sur-vee-et ]

/ ˌsɜr viˈɛt /

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noun Chiefly British.

a table napkin.

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Nearby words

serviceman, serviceperson, services, servicewoman, servient tenement, serviette, servile, servile work, serving, servite, servitor

Origin of serviette

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

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Examples from the Web for serviette

And then, when the meal finally did begin Mrs. Maldon's serviette and silver serviette-ring had vanished.
The Price of Love|Arnold Bennett
"I don't know as I do," he said, spreading a serviette on a corner of the table, and not looking at her.
The Rainbow|D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
Beth folded her serviette slowly while he was speaking, and, when he stopped, she rose from the table.
The Beth Book|Sarah Grand
Throwing his serviette on the disordered table, he pushed back his chair and stood up.
Leonora|Arnold Bennett

"We should really have invited the Señorita to join us," said Silvestre, as he spread his serviette over his knees.
The Kidnapped President|Guy Boothby

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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