noun1. Also called: table napkin a usually square piece of cloth or paper used while eating to protect the clothes, wipe the mouth, etc; serviette
2. rare a similar piece of cloth used for example as a handkerchief or headscarf
3. a more formal name for nappy1
4. a less common term for sanitary towel
Word origin
C15: from Old French, from
nape tablecloth, from Latin
mappa small cloth, towel; see
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