0 a piece of cloth or paper for wiping food from your face or hands during a meal -- serviett [ masculine ]
a paper napkin et papirserviett
1 (also table napkin) a small piece of cloth or paper for protecting the clothes from drips etc and for wiping the lips at meals -- serviett
a paper napkin.
2 the full form of nappy. -- bleie
There were two babies with rickets clothed in cotton frocks, cotton vests and dilapidated napkins, no more than discoloured cotton rags.
I wondered what that was for because the place provided no table cloths or napkins; indeed, there was not even a carpet to clean.
There were dirty plates and cups everywhere, napkins all over the floor and the staff seemed to be inexperienced students.
Babies' bottles are not chargeable, nor are babies' napkins, and it is napkins that really should be classified with dusting powder.
Today the consumer is sensible enough not to need to be patronised, led, and kept in napkins for the rest of his life.
It concerns someone who played for safety first and buried his talent in a napkin.
Linen tablecloths and napkins have been withdrawn as a measure of economy.
Beppo takes a fresh napkin, and starts to dry his own face.
