napery

noun

1. Household linen, especially table linen.

   countable, uncountable

   She led the way through a wide hall into a charming room, where a table was already spread in its dainty napery and silver.

Where it comes from

From Middle English naperie, from Anglo-Norman naperie, Middle French naperie, from Old French nape + -erie.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry napery (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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