napkin

n. cloth used for wiping one's face and fingers while eating and to protect clothing; diaper (British); handkerchief (British)

A napkin or serviette is a rectangle of cloth or paper used at the table for wiping the mouth while eating. It is usually small and folded. The word comes from Middle English, borrowing the French nappe—a cloth covering for a table—and adding -kin, the diminutive suffix.Conventionally the napkin is folded and placed to the left of the place setting, outside the outermost fork. In an ambitious restaurant setting or a caterer's hall, it may be folded into more or less elaborate shapes and displayed on the empty plate. A napkin may also be held together in a bundle (with cutlery) by a napkin ring.
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Noun
1. to protect clothing; wipe mouth
(synonym) table napkin, serviette
(hypernym) table linen, napery
(hyponym) bib
2. garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement
(synonym) diaper, nappy
(hypernym) garment

(n.)
A little towel, or small cloth, esp. one for wiping the fingers and mouth at table.
  

(n.)
A handkerchief.
  

To dream of a napkin, foretells convivial entertainments in which you will figure prominently. For a woman to dream of soiled napkins, foretells that humiliating affairs will thrust themselves upon her.