ser·vi·ette [servietteserviettes] BrE [ˌsɜːviˈet] NAmE [ˌsɜːrviˈet] noun (BrE) a piece of cloth or paper used at meals for protecting your clothes and cleaning your lips and fingers Syn: ↑napkin
Word Origin: late 15th cent.: from Old French, from servir ‘to serve’.