serviette means A table napkin, now especially a paper one. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 91 out of 100.
serviette is pronounced /ˌsɜː.viˈɛt/.
Etymology
From Middle English serviotis pl, from Middle French serviette.
noun
- 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, 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, placin”
- A lazy Susan.