napkin
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 6
/ˈnæpˌkɪn/
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/ˈnæpˌkɪn/ · [ˈnæpˌkʰɪn]
Definition of napkin
4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- A serviette; a (usually rectangular) piece of cloth or paper used at the table for wiping the mouth and hands for cleanliness while eating.
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noun
- A serviette; a (usually rectangular) piece of cloth or paper used at the table for wiping the mouth and hands for cleanliness while eating.
- (British, South-Africa)A nappy (UK), a diaper (American).
- A small scarf worn on the head by Christian women (chiefly Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox) when entering a church, as a token of modesty.
- (Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, dated, ellipsis)Ellipsis of sanitary napkin.
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Etymology
From Middle English napkyn, equivalent to nape (“cloth”) + -kin.
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