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tablecloth

[ tey-buhl-klawth, -kloth ]

noun

plural tablecloths
  1. a cloth for covering the top of a table, especially during a meal.


tablecloth

/ ˈ³Ù±ðɪ²úÉ™±ôËŒ°ì±ôɒθ /

noun

  1. a cloth for covering the top of a table, esp during meals
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of tablecloth1

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; table, cloth
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Example Sentences

Twenty minutes later, Foster returns to PCH with not only the Purple Heart, but several family photos, wrapped carefully in a tablecloth.

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The stage was set up in a large room with tables covered by red-checkered tablecloths.

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As she spoke, she pointed to picnic tables smothered in Democratic paraphernalia: blue tablecloths, blue balloons, and rolls of blue stickers that said “I’m voting with Democratsâ€.

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They spent 16 hours at the airport before they were taken to a conference centre, where frustrated travellers used tablecloths as blankets.

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Earlier that morning, Father Frank Cancro, 74, the National Circus Chaplain, laid out water, wine, communion wafers and a cross on a folding table adorned with a black tablecloth.

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