/ ˌsɜːviˈet; NAmE ˌsɜːrv-/ noun
( BrE ) a piece of cloth or paper used at meals for protecting your clothes and cleaning your lips and fingers
SYN napkin
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WORD ORIGIN
late 15th cent.: from Old French , from servir to serve.
/ ˌsɜːviˈet; NAmE ˌsɜːrv-/ noun
( BrE ) a piece of cloth or paper used at meals for protecting your clothes and cleaning your lips and fingers
SYN napkin
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WORD ORIGIN
late 15th cent.: from Old French , from servir to serve.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005