napery

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   household linen, especially tablecloths and napkins

   The dining room was laid with elegant napery and polished silver.

From Middle English naperie, through Anglo-Norman and Old French naperie, from nape, 'tablecloth,' + -erie, a suffix for a collection or class of goods. Napkin belongs to the same word family.

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