Dictionary entry

Napery

Webster's Dictionary 1913

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. Gayton.