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| has gloss | (noun) linens for the dining table napery, table linen |
| has gloss | eng: Napery is another term for linen used for household purposes, such as table linen. Historically it was the office in a medieval household responsible for the washing and storage of these items. It was headed by a naperer. This office worked closely together with the offices of the laundry (washing and storage of clothing) and the ewery (water and the vessels for drinking or washing of the person), and the three could be concurrent in smaller households. |
| lexicalization | eng: napery |
| lexicalization | eng: table linen |
| subclass of | (noun) white goods or clothing made with linen cloth linen |
| has subclass | (noun) a table linen made from linen with a damask pattern damask |
| has subclass | (noun) a small piece of table linen that is used to wipe the mouth and to cover the lap in order to protect clothing napkin, table napkin, serviette |
| has subclass | (noun) a mat serving as table linen for an individual place setting place mat |
| has subclass | (noun) a covering spread over a dining table tablecloth |
| has subclass | (noun) table linen consisting of a small cloth for a tray tray cloth |
| Meaning | |
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| Asturian | |
| lexicalization | ast: mantelería |
| Czech | |
| lexicalization | ces: stolní prádlo |
| German | |
| lexicalization | deu: Tischwäsche |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | |
| lexicalization | ell: τραπεζομάντηλο |
| Gaelic | |
| lexicalization | gla: anart-bùird |
| Hungarian | |
| lexicalization | hun: asztalnemű |
| Indonesian | |
| lexicalization | ind: taplak meja makan |
| Italian | |
| lexicalization | ita: tovagliato |
| Korean | |
| lexicalization | kor: 식탁용 흰 천 |
| Russian | |
| lexicalization | rus: скатерть |
| Castilian | |
| lexicalization | spa: mantelería |
| Thai | |
| lexicalization | tha: ผ้าปูโต๊ะ |
| Turkish | |
| lexicalization | tur: sofra örtüleri ve peçeteler |
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| similar | e/Napery |
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