A serviette is a paper napkin Alice Band … why would you think it’s a sanitary towel?!. From Wordnik.com. [permission] Reference
The barista immediately whipped up the suggestion of a croissant, and I was proud to understand when the madam asked for a "serviette". From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2004-05-01] Reference
A creature who can't even stand people who say "serviette" instead of "table-napkin"! '. From Wordnik.com. [The Convert] Reference
Her mother produced a paper serviette with a flourish. From Wordnik.com. [Unexpected Complications]
He hung his head, and slowly turned his serviette-ring. From Wordnik.com. [The Trespasser] Reference
The old man rose to his feet, flinging his serviette aside. From Wordnik.com. [Nell, of Shorne Mills or, One Heart's Burden] Reference
Mrs. Stammers dabbed at her eyes with a monogrammed serviette. From Wordnik.com. [Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine]
The serviette was already drenched, my fingers slick with sauce. From Wordnik.com. [this corrosion] Reference
Just sitting on the settee with my serviette after having lunch. From Wordnik.com. [are you posh or not] Reference
She finished her tea and patted her mouth demurely with her serviette. From Wordnik.com. [Dreaming of the Bones] Reference
He wiped them with his serviette, but there was no staunching the flow. From Wordnik.com. [Kalooki Nights] Reference
I commandeered a water decanter from a waiter and drenched a serviette. From Wordnik.com. [The Great California Game]
To help them stay hotter for longer, keep wrapped in a serviette as you eat. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-03-01] Reference
He picked up a serviette and sat down, tucking it into the neck of his shirt. From Wordnik.com. [A Breath of Snow and Ashes]
He glanced inquiringly at the window before he removed his serviette, and resumed his meal. From Wordnik.com. [The Invisible Man] Reference
Peel each chestnut as you go with the help of a serviette, dipping in some salt as you eat. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-03-01] Reference
It should be dished on a serviette, and garnished with sprigs of parsley and slices of lemon. From Wordnik.com. [The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken] Reference
If the soufflé is baked in a cake tin, a serviette should be pinned round it before serving. From Wordnik.com. [Dr. Allinson's cookery book Comprising many valuable vegetarian recipes] Reference
Then taking a serviette from the counter, carefully picked up the glass that Dopolis had used. From Wordnik.com. [Dangerous Lady]
No linen could have been more faultlessly laundered than Jerome's; no serviette more neatly folded. From Wordnik.com. [Peggy Stewart at School] Reference
Only the rector, white-haired, wiped his long grey moustache with his serviette, and cracked jokes. From Wordnik.com. [The Virgin and the Gypsy] Reference
Beth folded her serviette slowly while he was speaking, and, when he stopped, she rose from the table. From Wordnik.com. [The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius] Reference
Mariana found her card (as the dinner was a stately one) on her serviette between Kollomietzev and Kolia. From Wordnik.com. [Virgin Soil] Reference
And certainly we know that many times in the Asian culture, they ` re serviette (ph) to males many times, females are. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 17, 2009] Reference
A waiter at tea noticed I'd gotten honey on my fingers while preparing a scone and came over with a finger bowl and serviette. From Wordnik.com. [Seduced by a Frenchman (George V)] Reference
The dish was covered with a white serviette, and when he lifted the cloth, lo! some two dozen eggs were lying within its folds. From Wordnik.com. [Through Finland in Carts] Reference
"Well, I guess that's only natural for someone his age," she said, then wiped the front of Naomi's dress with a paper serviette. From Wordnik.com. [Soul] Reference
She waited for me to pull back her chair before she sat down, and then she thanked me for unfolding her serviette and handing it to her. From Wordnik.com. [Not the Girl Next Door] Reference
He unfolded his serviette with fingers which shook all the time. From Wordnik.com. [Anna the Adventuress] Reference
"I have no theory to offer," said the other, folding up his serviette. From Wordnik.com. [The Clue of the Twisted Candle] Reference
I carried it with a knife and fork and a serviette out on the verandah. From Wordnik.com. ['Twixt Land and Sea] Reference
"He's gone home, where you sent him," said Lord Creith, unfolding a serviette with care. From Wordnik.com. [The Black] Reference
In the bar, when I asked for a serviette to wipe Rosa's face, the waitress offered to dampen it. From Wordnik.com. [Independent.ie - Frontpage RSS Feed] Reference
This kitty is a critter I scrawled on a serviette in Japan when I was visiting there this summer. From Wordnik.com. [ReadABlog.com New Blogs and RSS Feeds] Reference
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