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Tablecloth

Ta′ble-clothˊ

(tā′b’l klŏthˊ; 115)
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Noun.
A cloth for covering a table, especially one with which a table is covered before the dishes, etc., are set on for meals.

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tablecloth

tablecloth

See also: table-cloth and table cloth

English

A tablecloth placed over a table.

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Noun

tablecloth (plural tablecloths)

  1. A cloth used to cover and protect a table, especially for a dining table.
    • 1893: Horatio Alger, Jr., Facing the World
      Just across the field stood a small house. In the yard the week's washing was hung out. Among the articles was a red tablecloth.

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