Meaning

2 senses

  1. (Australia, Canada, Ireland, UK)A table napkin, now especially a paper one.

    1914, Arnold Bennett, The Price of Love, 2005, Echo Library, page 40, And then, when the meal finally did begin Mrs. Maldon′s serviette and silver serviette-ring had vanished.

  2. (obsolete)A lazy Susan.

More definitions
  • a small piece of table linen that is used to wipe the mouth and to cover the lap in order to protect clothing

Examples

6 sentences

  1. Could you hand me a serviette?

    ruВы не передадите мне салфетку?

    deKönnten Sie mir eine Serviette reichen?

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  2. Don't mix the dishcloths with the serviettes.

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  3. I took a serviette and wiped my fingers.

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  4. Here are the glasses, the plates and the serviettes.

    deHier sind die Gläser, die Teller und die Servietten.

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  5. Please go get some serviettes.

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Origin

From Middle English serviotis pl, from Middle French serviette.

From Middle English serviotis pl, from Middle French serviette.

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Forms

plural: serviettes
Singularserviette
Pluralserviettes

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
table napkin:napkinA2table napkin
Close in meaning
  • a small piece of table linen that is used to wipe the mouth and to cover the lap in order to protect clothing:napkintable napkin

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
serviceB1serviceableservicemanservileservingservitude
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