different between napkin vs doily

English

Etymology

From Middle English napkyn, equivalent to nape (“cloth”) +? -kin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?næp.k?n/

Noun

napkin (plural napkins)

1. A serviette; a (usually rectangular) piece of cloth or paper used at the table for wiping the mouth and hands for cleanliness while eating.
2. (Britain, South Africa) A nappy (UK), a diaper (American).
3. A small scarf worn on the head by Christian women (chiefly Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox) when entering a church, as a token of modesty.
4. A sanitary napkin.

Translations

Cebuano

Etymology

From English napkin, from Middle English napkyn.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: nap?kin

Noun

napkin

1. a sanitary napkin

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:napkin.

Middle English

Noun

napkin

1. Alternative form of napkyn

English

Alternative forms

• doyley

Etymology

From Doiley, the name of a 17th-century London draper. The surname is Anglo-Norman, from d' Ouilly, name of several places in Calvados, from Old French oeil (“eye”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d??li/

Noun

doily (plural doilies)

1. A small ornamental piece of lace or linen or paper used to protect a surface from scratches by hard objects such as vases or bowls; or to decorate a plate of food.
2. (obsolete) An old kind of woollen material.

Translations

Further reading

doily on Wikipedia.Wikipedia