From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtableclothta‧ble‧cloth /ˈteɪbəlklɒθ $ -klɒːθ/ noun [countable] DHa cloth used for covering a table
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tablecloth• Meg took the coffee cups to the sink and fetched a tablecloth from the dresser.• She was shaking a tablecloth when she looked up and saw him.• It dripped on to the boomerang tablecloth.• The lilac tablecloths were still strewn across the floor where they had been pulled to the ground.• The rest was shrouded by a white linen tablecloth, which gave every appearance of being carefully arranged.• Dotty looked thoughtfully down at the tablecloth.• He just stared at the tablecloth.• Lilian, give her the tablecloth and the napkins and show her the transfer. 