Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A ring in which a table-napkin may be held folded or rolled up when not in use.
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Examples
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He escorted the lady to church without his wife and, when Christmas came, he presented the lady with a sterling silver napkin-ring.
The Road Leads On 2003
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Dante shoved her chair violently aside and left the table, upsetting her napkin-ring which rolled slowly along the carpet and came to rest against the foot of an easy-chair.
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For ~five~, at $1.60 each, any one of the following: globe microscope, silver fruit-knife, silver napkin-ring, book or books worth $2.50.
The Nursery, No. 107, November, 1875, Vol. XVIII. A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers Various
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Now put the egg into a glass of water, keeping it in an upright position by resting on a napkin-ring.
A Practical Physiology Albert F. Blaisdell
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For five, at $1.60 each, any one of the following: globe microscope, silver fruit-knife, silver napkin-ring, book or books worth $2.50.
The Nursery, No. 106, October, 1875. Vol. XVIII. A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers Various
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For ~ten~, at 1.60 each, select any one of the following: morocco travelling-bag, stereoscope with six views, silver napkin-ring, compound microscope, lady's work-box, sheet-music or books worth $5.00.
The Nursery, No. 107, November, 1875, Vol. XVIII. A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers Various
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For the first ten years he made nothing but spoons, thimbles, and silver combs, with an occasional napkin-ring, if any one in Providence was bold enough to order one.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 122, December, 1867 Various
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Like all really valuable inventions, the patent is simplicity itself, the napkin-ring consisting of the section of the thicker end of an elephant's tusk cut to an appropriate size and hollowed out.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, May 23, 1891 Various
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At home, if you use a napkin-ring, fold your napkin and replace it in the ring when you have done with it.
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For ~six~, at $1.60 each, we will give any one of the following: a silver fruit-knife (marked), silver napkin-ring, pen-knives, scissors, backgammon board, note-paper and envelopes stamped with initials, books worth $3.00.
The Nursery, No. 107, November, 1875, Vol. XVIII. A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers Various
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