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napery

English

Etymology

From Middle English naperye, from Anglo-Norman naperie, Middle French naperie, from Old French nape + -erie.

Noun

napery (countable and uncountable, plural naperies)

  1. Household linen, especially table linen.
    • 1902: "Corner in Chrysanthemums" by Josephine Spenser
      She led the way through a wide hall into a charming room, where a table was already spread in its dainty napery and silver.
    • 1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber 1992, p. 106:
      Banter and low laughter swayer about the huge tent, swayed among the shadows thrown by the brilliant candelabra pendant on their inverted stems above the white napery of the central table.

Anagrams

  • penary, pyrena

Middle English

Noun

napery

  1. Alternative form of naperye

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japery

English

Etymology

jape +? -ery

Noun

japery (countable and uncountable, plural japeries)

  1. Jesting, joking

Related terms

  • jape

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