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serviette
[
sur-vee-
et
]
Origin
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ser·vi·ette
/
ˌsɜr
viˈɛt
/
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[
sur-vee-
et
]
Show IPA
noun
Chiefly British
.
a table napkin.
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Origin:
1480–90;
<
Middle French,
equivalent to
servi
(
r
) to
serve
+
-ette
-ette
;
for the formation,
compare
oubliette
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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World English Dictionary
serviette
(ˌsɜːvɪˈɛt)
—
n
chiefly
(
Brit
) a small square of cloth or paper used while eating to protect the clothes, wipe the mouth and hands, etc
[C15: from Old French, from
servir
to
serve
; formed on the model of
oubliette
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
serviette
"table napkin," 1489, from Fr. serviette "napkin, towel," perhaps from pp. of servir "to serve" (see
serve
). Exclusively Scottish at first, re-introduced from Fr. 1818.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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