serviette

noun Chiefly British.

1. a table napkin.

noun

1. mainly British a small square of cloth or paper used while eating to protect the clothes, wipe the mouth and hands, etc

n.“table napkin,” late 15c., from Middle French serviette “napkin, towel” (14c.), of uncertain origin, perhaps from past participle of servir “to serve” (see serve (v.)). Primarily Scottish at first; re-introduced from French 1818.