1
: a piece of material (such as cloth or paper) used at table to wipe the lips or fingers and protect the clothes
2
: a small cloth or towel: such as
a
dialectal British
: handkerchief
b
chiefly Scotland
: kerchief
c
chiefly British
: diaper sense 3
3
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The family lifted their napkins, revealing packages of Mott’s Fruit Snacks.
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Ronnie Li, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
Or inside, on a rustic wooden table, some linen cloth napkins and a beautiful set of pewter silverware.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 12 Apr. 2025
Each set includes a pitcher, four place settings with a dinner plate, salad plate, large bowl, low bowl, dinner napkin, drinking glass.
—Erika Owen, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2025
Take those napkin drawings and transform them into clean visuals that stand out in the feed.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Ronnie Li, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
Or inside, on a rustic wooden table, some linen cloth napkins and a beautiful set of pewter silverware.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 12 Apr. 2025
Each set includes a pitcher, four place settings with a dinner plate, salad plate, large bowl, low bowl, dinner napkin, drinking glass.
—Erika Owen, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2025
Take those napkin drawings and transform them into clean visuals that stand out in the feed.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for napkin
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“Napkin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/napkin. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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