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Definition of Dinner napkin
1. Noun. A large napkin used when dinner is served.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dinner Napkin
Literary usage of Dinner napkin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Good Manners by Eliza M ] [Lavin (1889)
"Some elegant hostesses, whose housekeeping still retains traces of a rather
onerous English custom, have the dinner napkin replaced by one of smaller size ..."
2. Breakfast, Luncheons and Dinners: How to Plan Them, how to Serve Them, how by Mary Davoren Chambers (1920)
"The dinner napkin, as well as any napkin which measures eighteen or more inches
square, is never completely unfolded; it is opened only one-half, ..."
3. The Century Cook Book by Mary Ronald (1895)
"... but an ordinary dinner napkin will do. This is not removed until the table is
cleared for the dessert. When the carving is done on the table, ..."
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