: a covering spread over a dining table before the tableware is set
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Red-and-white gingham tablecloths cover the tables beneath walls crowded with framed photographs, newspaper clippings, awards and decades worth of memories.—Arkansas Online,
28 June 2026 The lucky ones have shutters or awnings, but others must climb stepladders to hang sheets or tablecloths from windows.—
Henry Grabar,
The Atlantic,
27 June 2026 There was no white tablecloth, no molecular fusion, no farm-to-table ethos.—
Jenny Adams,
Travel + Leisure,
27 June 2026 This one recalls tablecloth fabrics, but features a UV-resistant poly weave instead that works indoors and out.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for tablecloth