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tablecloth

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


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Her first tip is to use a waterproof runner underneath your favorite tablecloth, so your table stays protected from any spills and stains.

From Salon • Nov. 18, 2025

Twenty minutes later, Foster returns to PCH with not only the Purple Heart, but several family photos, wrapped carefully in a tablecloth.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025

A cluttered home environment poses a fall risk, radio and TV sounds can be distracting, and even a patterned tablecloth can cause visual confusion.

From Science Daily • Feb. 15, 2024

When Ava Friedmann and Michael Henein were married, they used a tablecloth from Ms. Friedmann’s grandmother as a huppah, or ritual canopy held above the couple in a Jewish wedding.

From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2024

To see better, she began to unload a few things and place them on the tablecloth, just to the left of her untasted sandwich.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger




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