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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Napkin  \Nap"kin\,  n.  [Dim.  of  OF  nape  a  tablecloth,  cloth,  F. 
  nappe,  L.  mappa.  See  {Napery}.] 
  1.  A  little  towel,  or  small  cloth,  esp.  one  for  wiping  the 
  fingers  and  mouth  at  table. 
 
  2.  A  handkerchief.  [Obs.]  --Shak. 
 
  {Napkin  pattern}.  See  {Linen  scroll},  under  {Linen}.  -- 
  {Napkin  ring},  a  ring  of  metal,  ivory,  or  other  material, 
  used  to  inclose  a  table  napkin. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  napkin 
  n  1:  to  protect  clothing;  wipe  mouth  [syn:  {table  napkin},  {serviette}] 
  2:  folded  cloth  drawn  up  between  the  legs  and  fastened  at  the 
  waist;  worn  by  infants  to  catch  excrement  [syn:  {diaper}, 
  {nappy}] 
 
  From  Easton's  1897  Bible  Dictionary  [easton]: 
 
  Napkin 
  (Gr.  soudarion  John  11:44;  20:7;  Lat.  sudarium,  a 
  "sweat-cloth"),  a  cloth  for  wiping  the  sweat  from  the  face.  But 
  the  word  is  used  of  a  wrapper  to  fold  money  in  (Luke  19:20),  and 
  as  an  article  of  dress,  a  handkerchief"  worn  on  the  head  (Acts 
  19:12). 
 




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