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tablecloth

English

Alternative forms

  • table cloth
  • table-cloth

Etymology

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

Noun

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.

Derived terms

  • tableclothy

Descendants

  • ? Japanese: ??????? (t?burukurosu)

Translations

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oilcloth

English

Etymology

From oil +? cloth.

Noun

oilcloth (countable and uncountable, plural oilcloths)

  1. A fabric or cloth treated on one side with a waterproof covering, especially one made from linseed oil etc.; used for flooring, tablecloths, kitchen shelves and sometimes furniture covering.

Synonyms

  • American cloth
  • linoleum
  • leathercloth
  • waxcloth

Translations

References

  • oilcloth in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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