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Recent Examples of servietteUse them to aid in pouring wine so that not a drop ends up in the wrong place, or set them beneath decanters like proper serviettes.—Hannah Selinger, wsj.com, 29 Sep. 2023 For this look, take a red washable serviette and fashion it into a long, thin roll.—Alyssa Gautieri, Good Housekeeping, 22 Nov. 2022 Make loose brunch plans with the hottest bystander and escape into the night with a slice of cake wrapped in a serviette for the subway.—Raven Smith, Vogue, 12 Nov. 2020 Take a serviette and wipe the rim, making sure there’s no foil.—Sarah Solomon, Town & Country, 28 July 2017 Still, the Smithsonian is right to to honor this most famous of American serviettes, the Magna Carta of modern Republican economics.—Jeet Heer, New Republic, 18 Oct. 2017 Take a serviette and wipe the rim, making sure there’s no foil.—Sarah Solomon, Town & Country, 28 July 2017
The embroidery on a napkin, the rim of a cup, the scalloping of a plate all delight and surprise.
Ian Malone,
Vogue,
10 Dec. 2024
Be sure to outfit your bar with festive cocktail napkins—reusable linen options feel elegant or select paper ones to suit the season—and cocktail picks for garnishes.
Wash your hands frequently, especially after using tissues and changing diapers.
Sarah Bradley,
Health,
15 Dec. 2024
That precision enables it to be directed largely at tumors themselves, rather than surrounding healthy tissue, thereby reducing harm for patients with various forms of cancer, particularly those with neck tumors, breast cancer, gliomas and meningiomas, and prostate cancers.
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