tablecloth
noun
ta·ble·cloth
ˈtā-bəl-ˌklȯth 
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The woman went shopping for ingredients and even purchased a red tablecloth to create a romantic atmosphere at home.
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Ashley Vega, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
Use a linen bedsheet as a tablecloth or tape down a length of butcher paper!
—Kendra Vaculin, Bon Appétit, 11 Feb. 2025
Trademark documents indicated the name would apply to online and retail stores with lifestyle products including jams, jellies, tablecloths and tableware.
—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
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Ashley Vega, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
Use a linen bedsheet as a tablecloth or tape down a length of butcher paper!
—Kendra Vaculin, Bon Appétit, 11 Feb. 2025
Trademark documents indicated the name would apply to online and retail stores with lifestyle products including jams, jellies, tablecloths and tableware.
—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
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 9 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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