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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
serviette
 
SYLLABICATION:ser·vi·ette
PRONUNCIATION:  sûrv-t
NOUN: Chiefly British A table napkin.
ETYMOLOGY:French, from Old French serviete, perhaps from servir, to serve. See serve.
 
 
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