Napery

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Napery \Na"per*y\, n.; pl. {Naperies}. [OF. naperie, fr. nape a
     tablecloth, F. nappe, LL. napa, fr. L. mappa. See {Map}, and
     cf. {Apron}, {Napkin}.]
     Table linen; also, linen clothing, or linen in general.
     [Obs.] --Gayton.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  napery
       n : linens for the dining table [syn: {table linen}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  31 Moby Thesaurus words for "napery":
     cloth, drapery, dry goods, etoffe, fabric, felt, goods, lace,
     leather goods, leatherware, linens, material, rag, silk,
     soft goods, sporting goods, sportswear, stuff, textile,
     textile fabric, textiles, texture, tissu, tissue, weave, web, weft,
     white goods, woof, wool, yard goods