napery noun. ['neɪpǝri] ME.
[Old French naperie, from nap(p)e tablecloth: see NAPKIN, -ERY.]
1. Linen used for various household purposes; esp. table linen. ME.

2. The charge or custody of the royal linen; the position or office of naperer. L15-E17.

3. A storeroom for linen. E19.

■ naperer noun (Hist.) a person in charge of table linen in a royal or manor house LME.

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