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napkins

/nap-kin/US // ˈnæp kɪn //UK // (ˈnæpkɪn) //

餐巾纸,餐巾,纸巾,餐巾紙

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a small piece of cloth or paper, usually square, for use in wiping the lips and fingers and to protect the clothes while eating.
    • : sanitary napkin.
    • : Chiefly British. a diaper.
    • : Scot. and North England. a handkerchief.
    • : Scot. a kerchief or neckerchief.

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Examples

  • That these infinities are not the same was proved in the late 19th century by Georg Cantor in a manner so simple, you could sketch it out to your friends on a bar napkin.

  • When Pat died there were boxes and suitcases full of neatly folded napkins.

  • Few restaurants listen when you tell them you don’t need napkins and utensils.

  • Also, I use way too many paper towels, so I bought cloth napkins and dish towels.

  • Returning to his home in a clock tower he finds a number written on a napkin belonging to a love interest.

  • And if trickle-down could start on a dinner napkin, surely the process of reversing its malignant effects can start with a book.

  • She wrote down her phone number on a bar napkin and told him to call her sometime.

  • Maple wrote down on a napkin strategies that he promised would cut homicides in half within two years.

  • I went to accept the award, and I was still holding my dinner napkin in my hand.

  • One of my favorite early memories at Facebook was planning the back-to-school campaign with Mike on the back of a napkin.

  • He was quick to observe and nothing escaped him, from the improvised candlesticks to the napkin by his china plate.

  • He remembered the log-house and his supper, when Mandy Ann served from a dinner-plate, and his napkin was a pocket handkerchief.

  • It is well to carry in your pocket a small pincushion, and, having unfolded your napkin, to pin it at the belt.

  • You may wipe off the worst of the spot with your napkin, and then let it pass without further notice.

  • The table-cloth was full of stains, and, in lieu of a napkin, each guest was at liberty to use his handkerchief.