tablecloth

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈteɪbəlklɒθ/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈteɪbəlˌklɔθ, -ˌklɑθ/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(tā′bəl klôth′, -kloth′)


Inflections of 'tablecloth' (n): npl: tablecloths

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ta•ble•cloth /ˈteɪbəlˌklɔθ, -ˌklɑθ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a cloth for covering the top of a table, esp. during a meal.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ta•ble•cloth  (tā′bəl klôth′, -kloth′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -cloths 
    (-klôᵺz′, -kloᵺz′, -klôths′, -kloths′).USA pronunciation 
  1. a cloth for covering the top of a table, esp. during a meal.
  • 1425–75; late Middle English; see table, cloth

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
tablecloth /ˈteɪbəlˌklɒθ/ n
  1. a cloth for covering the top of a table, esp during meals
'tablecloth' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bisque - damask - linen - napery - napkin - nappe - apron - binding - bridge cloth - look - mar - underlaid - us - splotch

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