serviette

[ sur-vee-et ]
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nounChiefly British.
  1. a table napkin.

Origin of serviette

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

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serviette

/ (ˌsɜːvɪˈɛt) /


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

Origin of serviette

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

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