tablecloth

[ tey-buhl-klawth, -kloth ]

noun

, plural ta·ble·cloths [tey, -b, uh, l-klaw, th, z, -klo, th, z, -klawths, -kloths].

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

tablecloth

/ ˈteɪbəlˌklɒθ /

noun

1. a cloth for covering the top of a table, esp during meals

Word History and Origins

Origin of tablecloth¹

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

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times

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 Democrats”.

From BBC

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

From BBC

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.

From Los Angeles Times

To have any semblance of a work-life balance, I had to find a middle ground between a restaurant with white tablecloths and a $400 tasting menu and what I had built at Taïm.

From Salon