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serviette
[ sur-vee-et ]
noun
- a table napkin.
serviette
/ ˌsɜːvɪˈɛt /
noun
- a small square of cloth or paper used while eating to protect the clothes, wipe the mouth and hands, etc
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Origin of serviette1
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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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