tablecloth
noun
ta·ble·cloth
ˈtā-bəl-ˌklȯth 
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Trademark documents indicated the name would apply to online and retail stores with lifestyle products including jams, jellies, tablecloths and tableware.
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Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
Oren recreated a series of antique books and flowers on a tablecloth — entirely in wax — lit up by LED lights.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 31 Jan. 2025
Taylah quickly notices, though, how squirrelly Mallinder starts to act the night that Ed scribbled math all over his and Andrea’s tablecloth.
—Rebecca Iannucci, TVLine, 22 Jan. 2025
Start with a tablecloth or runner (or both to implement more layers), then add place mats, plates, glasses, and cloth napkins.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Feb. 2025
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Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
Oren recreated a series of antique books and flowers on a tablecloth — entirely in wax — lit up by LED lights.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 31 Jan. 2025
Taylah quickly notices, though, how squirrelly Mallinder starts to act the night that Ed scribbled math all over his and Andrea’s tablecloth.
—Rebecca Iannucci, TVLine, 22 Jan. 2025
Start with a tablecloth or runner (or both to implement more layers), then add place mats, plates, glasses, and cloth napkins.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tablecloth
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“Tablecloth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tablecloth. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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tablecloth
noun
ta·ble·cloth
ˈtā-bəl-ˌklȯth
: a covering spread over a dining table before the places are set
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