table linen

NOUN

table coverings

Synonyms

WEAK

felt napery napkins place mat table mat table napkin table pad table runner tablecloth

Example Sentences

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Last year the trademark was registered in more than a dozen product categories in Australia, including cookware and table linen.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Six rounds of stain treating may sound extreme, but if it saves a favorite garment or table linen, I'd say it's worth the effort.

From Salon • Jul. 8, 2022

The Polo Lounge at the Beverly Hills hotel is a fantastically kitsch extravaganza of salmon-pink table linen and bad taste, but a Hollywood institution nonetheless.

From The Guardian • Mar. 25, 2017

When favored tenants order a takeout dinner, Mr. Bradley sometimes sends up a waiter to do the full honors, with table linen, restaurant china and wine service.

From New York Times • Jan. 7, 2012

It was all plastic too—the table linen, the butter dish.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck