Wikidiffcom vs Serviette - What's the difference?
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(UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa) 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,
* 1914 , , The Price of Love , 2005, Echo Library,
* 1955 October 25, The Official Gazette of the Colony and Protectorate of Kenya ,
* 2004 , Tracey Dalton, The Food and Beverage Handbook , Orchard Publishing, South Africa,
* 2006 , K.E. Silva, A Simple Distance , Akashic Books, US,
* 2007 , Sarina Singh, South India , Lonely Planet,
(obsolete) a lazy Susan
As a noun serviette is
serviette, towel.wikidiffcom
Not English
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English
Noun
(en noun)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 when taking it from the ' serviette .
- A gentleman should do the same with his serviette and bread, placing the one across his knees, and the other at his right or left hand.
page 40,
- And then, when the meal finally did begin Mrs. Maldon?s serviette' and silver ' serviette -ring had vanished.
page 1145,
- Nature of goods .—Toilet paper, paper handkerchiefs, paper towels, paper serviettes and paper covers for lavatory seats, none being medicated.
page 36,
- There is(sic) a wide variety of serviette' folds, but ' serviettes themselves have two basic functions:
- • To provide the guest with a means of wiping his/her hands and mouth, and
- • To make the restaurant look attractive.
page 90,
- I told them to put the paper serviettes''' out on the table, and look, they?ve put out the cloth napkins! Here, take these back to the kitchen and bring me the stack of paper '''serviettes .
page 83,
- Avoid the temptation to lick your fingers – a finger bowl filled with warm water is usually placed on the table to wash your fingers at the end of the meal and serviettes should be on hand to dry them.