tablecloth

• table cloth, table-cloth

From Middle English tabyllcloth, table cloth, tabylle clothe, a partial translation of earlier Middle English bord cloth, bordcloth (“tablecloth”), from Old English bordclāþ, equivalent to table +‎ cloth.

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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.

• tableclothy

• → Japanese: テーブルクロス (tēburukurosu)

• place mat
• table mat

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