finger bowls

A form of finger bowl — A small bowl of warm water placed at each seat at a formal dinner for the guests to rinse their fingers with between courses.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of finger bowl
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APA

finger bowls. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finger%20bowls

MLA

“finger bowls.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finger%20bowls. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “finger bowls,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finger%20bowls.

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