tablecloth
Meanings
noun
- A cloth used to cover and protect a table, especially for a dining table.
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Etymology
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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