noun
Meaning 1
A ring for holding napkins along with cutlery.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The boy set up his napkin ring.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
napkin ring
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noun
Meaning 2
a circular band used to hold a particular person's napkin
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hoop, ring
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Azerbaijani: salfet üzüyü — ring holding napkin
- Basque: ahozapitako — ring holding napkin
- Basque: ezpainzapitako — ring holding napkin
- Dutch: servetring — ring holding napkin
- French: rond de serviette — ring holding napkin
- German: Serviettenring — ring holding napkin
- Hungarian: szalvétagyűrű — ring holding napkin
- Ido: bok-tukoringo — ring holding napkin
- Italian: portatovagliolo — ring holding napkin
- Japanese: ナプキンリング (napukinringu) — ring holding napkin
- Polish: pierścień na serwetę — ring holding napkin
- Portuguese: porta-guardanapo — ring holding napkin
- Spanish: servilletero — ring holding napkin
- Swedish: servettring — ring holding napkin
- Turkish: peçete halkası — ring holding napkin
- Turkish: peçete yüzüğü — ring holding napkin