Definition of "table napkin" []

• A small piece of table linen that is used to wipe the mouth and to cover the lap in order to protect clothing (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "Her freckles glowed, mini-beacons of mutinous embarrassment, as she shook out the paper table napkin and draped it across her lap."
• "He was wearing his best blue suit, which made him look like a camouflaged roc’s egg, but carried a table napkin over his arm, no doubt as a badge of office."