Tablecloth

Alternative forms

• table cloth
• table-cloth

Origin

From table + cloth.

Full definition of tablecloth

Noun

1. A cloth used to cover and protect a table, especially for a dining table.
• 1893: Horatio Alger, Jr., Facing the WorldJust across the field stood a small house. In the yard the week's washing was hung out. Among the articles was a red tablecloth.

Derived terms

• tableclothy