napkin
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kɪn noun
1.
a small piece of cloth or paper, usually square, for use in wiping the lips and fingers and to protect the clothes while eating.
3.
Chiefly British. a diaper.
4.
Scot. and North England. a handkerchief.
5.
Scot. a kerchief or neckerchief.
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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World English Dictionary
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| —n | |
| 1. | Also called: table napkin a usually square piece of cloth or paper used while eating to protect the clothes, wipe the mouth, etc; serviette |
| 2. | rare a similar piece of cloth used for example as a handkerchief or headscarf |
| 3. | a more formal name for nappy |
| 4. | a less common term for sanitary towel |
| [C15: from Old French, from nape tablecloth, from Latin mappa small cloth, towel; see | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
napkin
1420, from O.Fr. nappe "tablecloth" (from L. mappa, see map) + M.E. -kin "little."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Easton
Bible Dictionary
Napkin definition
(Gr. soudarion, John 11:44; 20:7; Lat. sudarium, a "sweat-cloth"), a cloth for wiping the sweat from the face. But the word is used of a wrapper to fold money in (Luke 19:20), and as an article of dress, a "handkerchief" worn on the head (Acts 19:12).
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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Example sentences
Took a couple of moments to do a few napkin calculations.
The wiping response was performed via a napkin or a handkerchief placed inside a belt pocket.
He is said to have roughed out the original concept on a paper napkin.
After doing a quick calculation on the back of a napkin, he said he would do so for two brothers or eight cousins.
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