Food / B1

TAYBLKL-oth/ˈteɪblklɒθ/

A tablecloth is a cloth spread over a table, especially for a meal. A napkin is for your lap or mouth; a place mat is a smaller mat per person. Parents’ evening: put the tablecloth on; a PE bib is not a cover.

Meaning

A cloth spread over a table, especially for a meal.

Examples

• “Put the tablecloth on for parents’ evening; a PE bib is not a cover.”
• “A stained tablecloth after the bake sale still goes in the hall laundry, not in a pupil’s bag.”

Good to know

a tablecloth. Contrast: a napkin / a place mat. Hall / parents’ evening. Countable cloths. Mix-up: a cloth can be any fabric; a tablecloth is the one for a table.

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