napery

[ ney-puh-ree ]

/ ˈneɪ pə ri /

table linen, as tablecloths or napkins.

any linen for household use.

Origin of napery

1350–1400; Middle English naprye < Middle French, equivalent to nape, variant of nappe tablecloth (see napkin) + -erie -ery

Both silver and napery bear the monogram of the society, and the linen was especially woven in Ireland.

Ainslee's magazine, Volume 16, No. 3, October, 1905 |Various
Thora is busy about her napery––the finest of Irish linen and damask.

An Orkney Maid |Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
The first Mrs. Balwhidder lost upwards of twelve stone, which was intended for sarking to ourselves and sheets and napery.

The World's Greatest Books, Vol IV. |Editors: Arthur Mee and J.A. Hammerton
As the lunch went on we were treated to new surprises 52 of napery and of Svres plates.

The Art of Entertaining |M. E. W. Sherwood

But there was bedding and napery, and no one thought of levying on friends.

A Little Girl in Old Salem |Amanda Minnie Douglas

napery

/ (ˈneɪpərɪ) /

rare household linen, esp table linen

C14: from Old French naperie, from nape tablecloth, from Latin mappa. See napkin