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Napkin

A napkin, serviette or face towelette is a square of cloth or paper tissue used at the table for wiping of the mouth and fingers while eating. It is also sometimes used as a bib by tucking it into a shirt collar. It is usually small and folded, sometimes in intricate designs, colors, and shapes.[citation needed]

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Ancient ChinaTeaHangzhouEmily PostLeonardo da Vinci
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Etymology and terminology

Late Middle EnglishOld FrenchLatinHandkerchiefKerchief
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Description

CatererNapkin ringNapkin holder
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Overview

SquareColors
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Napkin

Nodes24
Edges23
Triples41
Avg. degree1.92
Density0.083333
Components1

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Napkin

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related to Leonardo Da Vinci · 13
Napkin → According, April Fools’ Day, Codex Romanoff, Duke, It, Jonathan Routh, Leonardo, Leonardo's Kitchen Notebooks, Ludovico Sforza, Milan, Shelagh Routh, The, Vinci
related to Paper napkins · 10
Napkin → BC, China, Emily Post, Hangzhou, It’s, Paper, Textual, The, US, Yu
related to history · 7
Napkin → English, Later, One, Romans, Sometimes, The, The Greeks
related to Etymology and terminology · 6
Napkin → British, Late Middle English, Latin, Old French, Scotland, The
related to Description · 4
Napkin → Alternatively, Conventionally, In, Origami
see also · 1
Napkin → HandkerchiefPaper

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used paper napkins also cloth folded sometimes wiping leonardo 'napkin' could may wipe table fingers small shapes citation needed description

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Napkinrelated to DescriptionConventionally0.60section
Napkinrelated to DescriptionIn0.60section
Napkinrelated to DescriptionOrigami0.60section
Napkinrelated to DescriptionAlternatively0.60section
Napkinrelated to Etymology and terminologyThe0.60section
Napkinrelated to Etymology and terminologyLate Middle English0.60section
Napkinrelated to Etymology and terminologyOld French0.60section
Napkinrelated to Etymology and terminologyLatin0.60section
Napkinrelated to Etymology and terminologyBritish0.60section
Napkinrelated to Etymology and terminologyScotland0.60section
Napkinrelated to historyThe Greeks0.60section
Napkinrelated to historySometimes0.60section

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