cloth napkin
Reusable dining linen
A cloth napkin is a reusable fabric square for wiping hands and mouth during meals, distinguished from disposable paper napkins.
Cloth napkins signal formality—restaurants that provide them are typically upscale, and households reserve them for dinner parties or holidays: She set the table with the good china and cloth napkins.
- linenFlax-derived textile
- linen closetStorage for household fabrics
- servietteDining cloth for wiping
- tableHorizontal furniture surface
- foldBend onto itself
lap · dinner · dinner party · Sunday dinner · fine dining · fabric · cotton · damask · place setting · formal · table manners · dining · wipe · monogram · embroidered · starched · pressed · white
- absorbentssponge, sponges, paper towel, paper towels, towels
- formal diningplace setting, dinner, porcelain, tablecloth, silverware
- kitchen linensdish towel, dishcloth, kitchen towel, tea towel, placemat
- table mannerstable manners, chewing quietly, elbows off table, proper posture, posture
- reusablesreusable bag, reusable bottle, water bottle, shopping bag, tote bag
- eco productscompost bin, solar panel, reusable bag, recycling bin, LED bulb
formality/dining context
cloth napkinpaper napkin
Disposable dining wipe
sleeve · shirt sleeve · bare hands · paper towel · nothing
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