serviette

chiefly British

Example Sentences

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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
  • Before getting up, the girls sneakily wrap their cake slices in napkins and hide them under their chairs.
    Matt Cabral, EW.com, 13 May 2025
  • New guests are given a red napkin instead of a white one, signaling staff to provide VIP treatment.
    Mina Elias, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Noun
  • Paper Napkins and Coffee Filters Compostable paper products like paper napkins and towels, paper plates, and natural parchment paper can all be added to compost bins and turned into compost right along with your coffee grounds and food scraps.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2025
  • An ancient textile center, Gaoyang is now famed as the nation’s towel and blanket capital, accounting for a third of the domestic market.
    Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • Scientists were able to prepare soft tissue remains while also protecting them, and when hit with ultraviolet light, the tissue glowed.
    Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2025
  • Smith subsequently contracted sepsis – a life-threatening response by the body to infection that can lead to tissue damage, organ failure and death – and nearly had to have his leg amputated.
    Ben Church, CNN Money, 14 May 2025

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“Serviette.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serviette. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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