napery

1 Priceless silver, saved from the smelting-pot in Cromwell’s hard days, shone above white napery on the long tables.

2 I did but think thou wert wedded to thy cloths and thy napery.”

3 Classic French duck recipes, the kind Julia Child swooned for, are now considered old-fashioned, bringing to mind starched white napery and middle-aged waiters in black vests carving tableside.

4 Thora is busy about her napery––the finest of Irish linen and damask.

5 Then he set it back, very deliberately, wiped his mouth with the bit of napery, and without taking his glance from me, waited until Jenkins had left the room.

6 Such snowy napery, and silver polished as only English butlers can polish it.

7 An old-fashioned Scotswoman of my acquaintance used to refuse all invitations to leave the house on Thursdays, because, as she explained, "I keep Thursdays for my creestal and my napery."

8 I shall never know whether or not there would have been room on the corner of that gravy and egg broidered napery for my stupendous total.

9 Everything shone with cleanliness—windows, napery, brass, pewter, plates, kettles—if all the belongings of the room had whistled there would have been a bellow as if the siren of a big liner had blown.

10 Feet on this stool, my pretty, and this napery over your knees!

11 Silver and white napery were blushing to pink under the glow of rosy-shaded electric candles innumerable.

12 They would have all the winter to prepare the napery and crockery and consult about carpets and furniture.

13 Oh, yes, and by the snowy whiteness of the napery, too.

14 A sparkling cocoon of crystal and crushed velvet with filmy drapery and ivory napery, Circadia is puttin’ on the glitz like nowhere else in town.

15 Restaurants may have already been edging away from elaborate napery and Rules-ishness, but only superficially and, God, so slowly.

16 As they approached, they had a glimpse of tables brilliant with spotless napery and sheen of crystal and silver, and of heavy-headed roses leaning from tall and slender vases.

17 The surroundings were cheerful; the lunch table, with its bright glassware and silver, white napery and bottle of champagne in its bucket of ice, was inviting; the woman was gay, yet still compassionate and tender.

18 Faultless napery, preferably white—naked tabletops have no place in any restaurant aspiring to loveliness.

19 Hey, I wasn't expecting fussy napery or anything, but still: I felt like I was using up the stock, and wasting trees to boot.

20 The fine napery, the cut glass and silver, the stately butler!

1 揩嘴布

napkin

2 桌布

spread tablecloth antependium cloth coverlet tabling

3 餐巾

napkin serviette tabling

4 餐桌用布

table line table linen