crumbcloth

English

Alternative forms

crumcloth

Etymology

crumb +‎ cloth

Noun

crumbcloth (plural crumbcloths)

(archaic or historical) A cloth laid under a dining table to catch falling fragments and keep the carpet or floor clean.

References

“crumbcloth”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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