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serviette †
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
a table napkin.
Though by no means native to Canada, this British term is characteristic of Canadian usage as opposed to the American napkin, which is also heard in Canada.
Quotations
<i>c</i>1902
He may even use a fresh hide to handle the traps, as a waiter uses a serviette to pass plates. There must be no man-smell, no man-track near the otter traps.
1956
I admired his cut glass, his silver and his spotless serviettes.