table napkin

Dining lap protector

A table napkin is a piece of cloth or paper used during meals to wipe the mouth and hands and protect clothing from spills.

The term is more common in British English; Americans typically say just napkin.

She placed the table napkins beside each plate.

Related

linen · white linen · linen closet · folding · protecting · reusable · serviette · silk · fabric softener · cotton · cleaning · patterned · disposable · fringed · paper · dyed · color-coordinated · polyester

Opposites
dining textile function

table napkindish towel

Cloth for drying cookware

dish cloth · cleaning rag · kitchen towel · floor cloth · mop

Family

table, napkin, tables, tabled, tabling, tabular, tabulate, tabulation, tablature

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G