serviette

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serviette

/ˌsɜː.viˈɛt/ UK
/ˌsɝ.viˈɛt/ Canada

Rhymes with -ɛt

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From Middle English serviotis pl, from Middle French serviette.

noun serviettes

Australia, Canada, Ireland, UK A table napkin, now especially a paper one. 1887, “A Member of the Aristocracy”, Manners and Rules of Good Society; Or Solecisms to Be Avoided, 1999 facsimile edition, Angus&Robertson, page 116, She should unfold her serviette and place it on her lap. It is immaterial whether she places the bread on the right or left-hand side of the cover wh
Similar: napkin, table napkin
obsolete A lazy Susan.

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@misc{serviette_2026,
  title = {serviette},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/serviette},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}