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View synonyms for serviette

serviette

[ sur-vee-et ]

noun

, Chiefly British.
  1. a table napkin.


serviette

/ ˌsɜːvɪˈɛt /

noun

  1. a small square of cloth or paper used while eating to protect the clothes, wipe the mouth and hands, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of serviette1

1480–90; < Middle French, equivalent to servi ( r ) to serve + -ette -ette; for the formation, oubliette
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Word History and Origins

Origin of serviette1

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

The man held the dusty neck with a serviette, drew the cork, and filled two glasses.

With three forks, a serviette ring, and a plate, one may improvise a stand for a soup tureen or water carafe.

The boys also work in ivory, turning serviette rings with great accuracy and skill.

No linen could have been more faultlessly laundered than Jerome's; no serviette more neatly folded.

A tiny serviette had been over the sandwiches, and was still there beside the plate.

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