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nap⋅kin

  [nap-kin]
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–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.
2. sanitary napkin.
3. Chiefly British. a diaper.
4. Scot. and North England. a handkerchief.
5. Scot. a kerchief or neckerchief.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME, equiv. to nape tablecloth (< MF nappe < L mappa napkin) + -kin; cf. map
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nap·kin   (nāp'kĭn)   
n.  

  1. A piece of cloth or absorbent paper used at table to protect the clothes or wipe the lips and fingers.

  2. A cloth or towel.

  3. A sanitary napkin.

  4. Chiefly British A diaper.


[Middle English : Old French nape, nappe, tablecloth; see nappe + -kin, -kin.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

napkin 
1420, from O.Fr. nappe "tablecloth" (from L. mappa, see map) + M.E. -kin "little."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: nap·kin
Pronunciation: 'nap-k&n
Function: noun
1 chiefly British : DIAPER
2 : SANITARY NAPKIN
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Bible Dictionary

Napkin

(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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