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napery

[nay-puh-ree] / ˈneɪ pə ri /




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

From Architectural Digest ● Apr. 6, 2015

Mike Price, the chef, and his partner, Joe Campanaro, who also own Market Table, have opted for refinement, accepting reservations and using cloth napery.

From New York Times ● Jan. 21, 2014

The wives, in the score's most delicious, feather-light music, plot their duping in a smart hotel dining room: stiff napery, chandeliers and synchronised tureens.

From The Guardian ● May 19, 2012

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.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 13, 2010

Delicate glass, spotless napery, flowers, and above all sparkling conversation—those larger delights!—he does not encourage.

From The Awful Australian by Valerie Desmond


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