Finger bowl

/fˈɪŋɡə bˈəʊl/

/fˈɪŋɡɚ bˈoʊl/

Finger bowl

a bowl of small size filled with water that is used for washing one's fingers after or during a meal

Examples

1. Barnard brings me a plate with a finger bowl and a doily on it.

2. I remove the finger bowl and the doily, and John puts a glass saucer and a little bowl on a plate.

3. I take a hand bath in the finger bowl and go back to work.

4. So, using a finger bowl, that is etiquette.