napery

na·per·y

(nā′pə-rē)

n. pl. na·per·ies

Household linen, especially table linen.

[Middle English naperie, from Old French, from nape, nappe, tablecloth; see nappe.]

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napery

(ˈneɪpərɪ)

rare household linen, esp table linen

[C14: from Old French naperie, from nape tablecloth, from Latin mappa. See napkin]

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na•per•y

(ˈneɪ pə ri)

n.

1. table linen, as tablecloths or napkins.

2. any linen for household use.

[1350–1400; Middle English naprye < Middle French, =nape, variant of nappe tablecloth (see napkin) + -erie -ery]

napery

household linen collectively, especially tablecloths and napkins.

See also: Dining

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Noun

napery - linens for the dining table

table linen

damask - a table linen made from linen with a damask pattern

linen - white goods or clothing made with linen cloth

napkin, serviette, table napkin - a small piece of table linen that is used to wipe the mouth and to cover the lap in order to protect clothing

place mat - a mat serving as table linen for an individual place setting

tablecloth - a covering spread over a dining table

tray cloth - table linen consisting of a small cloth for a tray

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Now I have no longer a blank; I have sold my napery, my shirt and my towels; no more merry life!

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A closet was filled with wine; the plate was of silver, the napery elegant; a good picture hung upon the walls, a gift (as Utterson supposed) from Henry Jekyll, who was much of a connoisseur; and the carpets were of many plies and agreeable in colour.

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How clearly I saw the long saloon table, only laid, however, abaft the mast; the glittering glass, the cool white napery, the poor old dried dessert in the green dishes!

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A white mule with red trappings, led by a varlet, carried Sir Nigel's own napery and table comforts.

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Its crockery and atmosphere were thick; its soup and napery thin.

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Meantime the Assistant Commissioner was already giving his order to a waiter in a little Italian restaurant round the corner - one of those traps for the hungry, long and narrow, baited with a perspective of mirrors and white napery; without air, but with an atmosphere of their own - an atmosphere of fraudulent cookery mocking an abject mankind in the most pressing of its miserable necessities.

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In the right-hand corner of the mount you will see a note of the cost of the furniture, fittings, napery, and so forth.

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The events in the afternoon were: Synchronized Inflight Stewarding; Tour Guiding; The Art of Napery, where participants performed seven table napkin folding skills while performing a dance; Art of Service, Bartending, and the simultaneous live cooking competition, Breakfast Challenge and Dream Team.

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New paint and replacement of linen and napery work at all motels has been completed.

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Which is precisely how we're conspiring elements in our latest project, complete with gold-trimmed crockery and a huge table tailored with linen and softest silk napery. Our work will deliver results that can be easily switched from full-on fine dining to casual family, just like the options aboard the illustrious QM2.

We're on right wavelength; Dynamic design duo Colin and Justin find cruising on QM2 is perfect place to pick up some inspiration for their latest glamorous makeover

Naive woodland motifs and '70s-era kitchen prints dress wall art and napery. The newest geometrics and traditional prints are overscale.