serviette

chiefly British

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Recent Examples of serviette Use them to aid in pouring wine so that not a drop ends up in the wrong place, or set them beneath decanters like proper serviettes. Hannah Selinger, wsj.com, 29 Sep. 2023 For this look, take a red washable serviette and fashion it into a long, thin roll. Alyssa Gautieri, Good Housekeeping, 22 Nov. 2022 Make loose brunch plans with the hottest bystander and escape into the night with a slice of cake wrapped in a serviette for the subway. Raven Smith, Vogue, 12 Nov. 2020 Take a serviette and wipe the rim, making sure there’s no foil. Sarah Solomon, Town & Country, 28 July 2017 Still, the Smithsonian is right to to honor this most famous of American serviettes, the Magna Carta of modern Republican economics. Jeet Heer, New Republic, 18 Oct. 2017 Take a serviette and wipe the rim, making sure there’s no foil. Sarah Solomon, Town & Country, 28 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for serviette
Noun
  • Earlier this year, for example, a napkin outlining his first FC Barcelona contract was expected to fetch more than $380,000.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Her ultimate redemption is the memoir itself — proof that the story of her life is good and big enough to belong in a book, not on a cocktail napkin.
    Amanda Hess, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Brown prefers using a white cloth towel that is free of dye.
    Jennifer Beck Goldblatt, Architectural Digest, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Avoid sharing personal items: Don't share towels, cosmetics, or clothing.
    Cristina Mutchler, Health, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The most common site of mesothelioma is the pleura, the thin tissue that lines the chest cavity and covers the lungs.
    Oliver Eng, Health, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Other factors that contributed to her death included a buildup of fatty tissue in the walls of her arteries, according to a news release at the time.
    Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024

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“Serviette.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serviette. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.

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