tablecloth
noun
ta·ble·cloth
ˈtā-bəl-ˌklȯth 
Examples of tablecloth in a Sentence
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Instead of floral pattern plates, try solid plates against a vibrant floral tablecloth, topped with floral glassware and a centerpiece that’s bursting with flowers.
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Monika Biegler Eyers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Apr. 2024
This issue began with a conversation about a pink tablecloth.
—Paul Croughton, Robb Report, 6 Apr. 2024
The two ladies left with a doggie bag, and a waiter changed their tablecloth.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
On walking inside, guests encountered a grand room with seascape murals, fine tablecloths, red leather banquettes, and a very powerful maitre’d.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2024
The room was modestly decorated: purple and white balloons on the ground, gold confetti over fold-out tables covered in purple plastic tablecloths.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
That company, according to the records, offers retail items such as jams and preserves, butters, tablewares, cutlery, tablecloths, cookbooks and digital recipe offerings.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 15 Mar. 2024
And depictions of the decapods — bright red with claws, antennae and black-dot eyes — are everywhere: crawfish curtains, crawfish tablecloths, crawfish paper towel holders, crawfish caps, crawfish T-shirts, crawfish earrings.
—Rick Rojas Emily Kask, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
There are white tablecloths and fresh flowers on the table, the bar seating is plush and the staff is professional.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 12 Mar. 2024
Monika Biegler Eyers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Apr. 2024
This issue began with a conversation about a pink tablecloth.
—Paul Croughton, Robb Report, 6 Apr. 2024
The two ladies left with a doggie bag, and a waiter changed their tablecloth.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
On walking inside, guests encountered a grand room with seascape murals, fine tablecloths, red leather banquettes, and a very powerful maitre’d.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2024
The room was modestly decorated: purple and white balloons on the ground, gold confetti over fold-out tables covered in purple plastic tablecloths.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
That company, according to the records, offers retail items such as jams and preserves, butters, tablewares, cutlery, tablecloths, cookbooks and digital recipe offerings.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 15 Mar. 2024
And depictions of the decapods — bright red with claws, antennae and black-dot eyes — are everywhere: crawfish curtains, crawfish tablecloths, crawfish paper towel holders, crawfish caps, crawfish T-shirts, crawfish earrings.
—Rick Rojas Emily Kask, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
There are white tablecloths and fresh flowers on the table, the bar seating is plush and the staff is professional.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 12 Mar. 2024
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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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