NAPKIN


Meaning of NAPKIN in English

nap ‧ kin /ˈnæpkən, ˈnæpkɪn/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: nape 'cloth' (1400-1500) , from Old French , from Latin mappa ; ⇨ ↑ map 1 ]

1 . a square piece of cloth or paper used for protecting your clothes and for cleaning your hands and lips during a meal SYN serviette

2 . a ↑ sanitary pad

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.