tablecloth

Meaning

A cloth used to cover and protect a table, especially for a dining table.

Synonyms

table-cloth

mat

napery

sheet

table cloth

table-cover

table-linen

cloth

table mat

covering

Translations

nappe

tovaglia

mantel

Tischdecke

Tischtuch

τραπεζομάντιλο

toalha de mesa

τραπεζομάντηλο

tafellaken

estovalles

toalha

tafelkleed

dekservet

nappe de table

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: tabyllcloth

In summary

From Middle English tabyllcloth, table cloth, tabylle clothe, a partial translation of earlier Middle English bord cloth, bordcloth (“tablecloth”), from Old English bordclāþ, equivalent to table + cloth.