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tablecloth.

A cloth used to cover and protect a table, especially for a dining table.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A cloth used to cover and protect a table, especially for a dining table.

Where this word comes from

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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