napkin

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• noun A piece of cloth or absorbent paper used at table to protect the clothes or wipe the lips and fingers.
• noun A cloth or towel.
• noun A sanitary napkin.
• noun Chiefly British A diaper.

from The Century Dictionary.

• noun A handkerchief; a kerchief of any kind.
• noun A small square piece of linen cloth, now usually damask, used at table to wipe the lips and hands and to protect the clothes.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

• noun A little towel, made of cloth or paper, esp. one for wiping the fingers and mouth at table.
• noun obsolete A handkerchief.
• noun See Linen scroll, under Linen. -- Napkin ring, a ring of metal, ivory, or other material, used to inclose a table napkin.
• noun a napkin made of paper, intended to be disposed of after use.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

• noun A serviette; a (usually rectangular) piece of cloth or paper used at the table for wiping the mouth and hands for cleanliness while eating.
• noun UK, obsolete A nappy (UK), a diaper (American).
• noun A small scarf worn on the head by Christian woman when entering a Roman Catholic church, as a token of modesty.
• noun A sanitary napkin.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

• noun garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement
• noun a small piece of table linen that is used to wipe the mouth and to cover the lap in order to protect clothing