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Definition of Napery
1. Noun. Linens for the dining table.
Specialized synonyms: Damask, Napkin, Serviette, Table Napkin, Place Mat, Tablecloth, Tray Cloth
Generic synonyms: Linen
Definition of Napery
1. n. Table linen; also, linen clothing, or linen in general.
Definition of Napery
1. Noun. Household linen, especially table linen. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Napery
1. table linen [n -PERIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Napery
Literary usage of Napery
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Clothing for Women; Selection, Design, Construction: A Practical Manual for by Laura Irene Baldt (1916)
"... the needle straight down and repeat, so making straight stitches on upper
side (Fig. 111). FIG. 113.—napery or damask hem; A, wrong side, hem turned and ..."
2. The History of Hampton Court Palace by Ernest Philip Alphonse Law (1890)
"... of Red Leather emblazoned " with my Lord's Arms"—Cushions, Tables, Chests,
Cupboards, Andirons, napery—His Chapel—Jewelled Copes Saints'Apparel, ..."
3. Our Hawaii by Charmian London (1917)
"we dined exquisitely in an exquisite dining-room hung with fern baskets, the
table sparkling with silver and cut-glass, the napery worthy of a glass ..."
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