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tablecloth

[tay-buhl-klawth, -kloth] / ˈteɪ bəlˌklɔθ, -ˌklɒθ /


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“I said, ‘I have to ask you, Mrs., this is a once-in-a-lifetime moment for me, serving your bird on a white tablecloth with Christofle china.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

Beyond dispatches from his red-and-white-checkered tablecloth joint and name-dropping, Dan Tana’s memoir outlines his significant contributions to soccer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

Arscott said the couple would see work created by the year-long programme, including a collaborative tablecloth made from materials gathered over months of sessions.

From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2026

“Dark restaurants, candlelight, tablecloth restaurants, Sinatra music, that whole vibe of the ‘Italian restaurant’ lends itself well to romance, and spaghetti and meatballs just happen to be the most iconic ‘Italian’ dish.”

From Salon ● Feb. 14, 2026

The family sat around the traditional dastarkhan, a tablecloth laid out on the floor on top of which the food was placed.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai

The ate off red tablecloths - red being a symbol of luck and good fortune in China.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

Lake Park Bistro — Lake Park Bistro has the kind of delightfully old-school French restaurant feel that starts at the grand entrance and continues with white tablecloths and waiters in spiffy uniforms.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

She picked up tables, taped down tablecloths and moved boxes to the side of the stage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

It’s the moment when old-school French — think white tablecloths, heavy sauces and snooty maitre’d’s — faded into the background, allowing nouvelle cuisine and what we now call New American to take its place.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2026

We smashed into a restaurant, plowed through a field of red tablecloths into the kitchen with an ear-ripping clatter, and still there were no people and no one to yell, “Stop! Stop!”

From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli




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