tableclothn.

Brit.

/ˈteɪblklɒθ/, U.S.

/ˈteɪbəlˌklɔθ/,

/ˈteɪbəlˌklɑθ/

Forms: see table n. and cloth n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: table n., cloth n.

Etymology: < table n. + cloth n. With sense 1a perhaps compare earlier tabler n.¹ In sense 2 so called on account of the resemblance of the layer of cloud to a tablecloth.

a. A cloth intended to cover and protect a dining table during meals. Also as a mass noun: = tableclothing n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > setting table > table utensils > [noun] > table-cloth

tablecloth1438

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > household linen > table linen > [noun] > tablecloth

board-clothc1200

clothc1300

napec1400

tablecloth1438

underclothc1440

couchc1460

copea1475

dresser1571

coucher1572

1438 Will in Norfolk Archaeol. (1855) 4 330 I owe hym for a pece of dyapr of x yardes long of Table Cloth.

1467 in Manners & Househ. Expenses Eng. (1841) 409 My mastyr paid there for a tabylle cloth ij s. vj d.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 701/2 Ware you shede nat your potage upon the table cloth.

1586 G. Pettie & B. Yong tr. S. Guazzo Ciuile Conuersat. (rev. ed.) iv. f. 185 Y^e table cloathes wer spread.

?c1663 B. Whitelocke Diary (1990) 351 After the 4[th] course was done, the table cloth was taken away.

1676 London Gaz. No. 1124/4 One Damask and two Diaper Table Cloaths, three dozen of Diaper Napkins.

1735 Lives Most Remarkable Criminals II. 138 Taking four Table-Cloaths, eight Napkins..and other Things.

?1782 D. Levi Succinct Acct. Rites & Ceremonies Jews 9 They must also spread on the table, a clean tablecloath, and set two loaves upon it.

1851 W. Howitt Madam Dorrington of Dene I. vii. 128 Pieces of tablecloth and sheeting, that she had spun and had had woven.

1855 E. C. Gaskell North & South II. i. 4 Clothes-basket[s]..full of table-cloths and napkins.

1885 Manch. Examiner 9 Sept. 3/1 Equal to the task of instructing a laundress in the ironing of a tablecloth.

1944 Times 6 July 5/4 Those invincible conversationalists..would illustrate their theories on the table-cloth with pepper-pots, knives, and salt-cellars.

1972 G. M. Brown Greenvoe (1976) iv. 117 She sprayed the table-cloth with a continual fine jet of spittle, until Aunt Flora prudently removed the jam dish and the cake-stand.

2007 Union Leader (New Hampsh.) (Nexis) 6 Oct. b2 It was a very nice restaurant with linen table cloths and nice meals.

b. A decorative cloth used to cover a table permanently or between meal times; = table cover n. at table n. Compounds 3.

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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > covers or hangings > [noun] > cover for furniture > for table when not in use

table carpet1535

tablecloth1610

table cover1749

1496–7 in H. Littlehales Medieval Rec. London City Church (1905) 34 Item, ij dyapre Tableclothis for the high Auter.

1610 in Englishwoman's Domest. Mag. (1862) 4 109 If the green table-cloth be too little I will make a pair of warm stockings of it.

1696 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) Toilet, a kind of Table-cloth, or Carpet of Silk, Sattins, Velvet or Tissue, spread upon a Table in a Bed-chamber.

1740 F. Peck New. Mem. Life & Poet. Wks. Milton xvii. 103 His left hand lying over an open book, on a table covered with a loose red velvet table-cloth.

1899 S. R. Crockett Kit Kennedy xlix. 358 The letter was laid down on the tablecloth, with a fast-falling rain of tears falling upon it.

1996 Isis 87 147/2 Instruments and manuscripts are theatrically arranged on the purple silk tablecloth by the master painter Jacques-Louis David.

2001 C. Englebert Bedroom Feng Shui vi. 56 If the side tables with sharp right angles must stay, cover them with a tablecloth.

2. Also with capital initials. In South Africa: (a name for) the layer of cloud which often covers the flat top and hangs down over the edge of Table Mountain at the Cape of Good Hope.

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the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cloud > [noun] > a cloud > cloud on specific mountain in South Africa

tablecloth1764

1764 J. Kindersley Lett. (1777) xiii. 58 The Table-land..before a gale of wind, is always covered with a thick cloud, which people call the devil's table-cloth.

1790 J. White Jrnl. Voy. New S. Wales 85 The Table Land is sometimes suddenly capped with a white cloud, by some called the spreading of the Table-cloth.

1836 J. C. Maitland Lett. from Madras (1843) 29 When the cloud that they call the Table-cloth comes down, people are often lost in the fog.

1898 Westm. Gaz. 13 Oct. 1/3 I had no time to spare for the ascent of Table Mountain, and the tablecloth of clouds indeed forbade me to attempt it.

1918 A. Lowell Can Grande's Castle 62 That's a good enough song to round the Cape with, and there's the Table Cloth on Table Mountain.

1979 M. Matshoba Call me not Man 130 Nomonde showed me the University of Cape Town at the foot of green Table Mountain draped with the ‘tablecloth’.

2007 Lexington (Kentucky) Herald Leader (Nexis) 26 Aug. e9 Clouds and mist, locally referred to as the ‘Table Cloth’, conspire to keep visitors from reaching the summit of Cape Town's guardian peak.

Derivatives

ˈtableclothed adj. covered with a tablecloth, esp. of a specified colour or type; provided with tablecloths.

ΚΠ

1871 Appletons' Jrnl. 25 Nov. 596/2 Arms firmly clasped round his baby's table-clothed legs.

1933 N.Y. Times Mag. 28 May 17/1 Cafés tend to be large and heavily carpeted, upholstered and table-clothed.

2006 Independent (Nexis) 4 Feb. 10 Statues of nymphs..survey a white table-clothed buffet table laden with antipasti.

ˈtablecloth-ˌwise adv. rare in the manner of a tablecloth.

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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > household linen > table linen > [adverb] > like tablecloth

tablecloth-wise1891

1891 R. Kipling End of Passage in Life's Handicap 159 Clouds of tawny dust..flung themselves tablecloth-wise among the tops of the parched trees, and came down again.

ˈtableˌclothy adj. resembling or suggestive of a tablecloth.

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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > household linen > table linen > [adjective] > articles of table linen

napkined1800

tableclothy1851

1851 E. S. Wortley Trav. in U.S. I. i. 14 It had rather too table-clothy an appearance, and from its frequency, the snowy shawl became quite tiresome.

1866 W. D. Howells Venetian Life iii. 38 Where the marble is carven in vast and heavy folds..to simulate a curtain..it has..a harshness indescribably table-clothy.

2004 National Post (Canada) (Nexis) 17 Apr. sp8 The box is a bit too sun-splashed, a tad too tableclothy—does it contain frozen fish or sheets and a pillowcase?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	tablecloth
释义	tableclothn. Brit. /ˈteɪblklɒθ/, U.S. /ˈteɪbəlˌklɔθ/, /ˈteɪbəlˌklɑθ/ Forms: see table n. and cloth n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: table n., cloth n. Etymology: < table n. + cloth n. With sense 1a perhaps compare earlier tabler n.¹ In sense 2 so called on account of the resemblance of the layer of cloud to a tablecloth. 1. a. A cloth intended to cover and protect a dining table during meals. Also as a mass noun: = tableclothing n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > setting table > table utensils > [noun] > table-cloth tablecloth1438 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > household linen > table linen > [noun] > tablecloth board-clothc1200 clothc1300 napec1400 tablecloth1438 underclothc1440 couchc1460 copea1475 dresser1571 coucher1572 1438 Will in Norfolk Archaeol. (1855) 4 330 I owe hym for a pece of dyapr of x yardes long of Table Cloth. 1467 in Manners & Househ. Expenses Eng. (1841) 409 My mastyr paid there for a tabylle cloth ij s. vj d. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 701/2 Ware you shede nat your potage upon the table cloth. 1586 G. Pettie & B. Yong tr. S. Guazzo Ciuile Conuersat. (rev. ed.) iv. f. 185 Y^e table cloathes wer spread. ?c1663 B. Whitelocke Diary (1990) 351 After the 4[th] course was done, the table cloth was taken away. 1676 London Gaz. No. 1124/4 One Damask and two Diaper Table Cloaths, three dozen of Diaper Napkins. 1735 Lives Most Remarkable Criminals II. 138 Taking four Table-Cloaths, eight Napkins..and other Things. ?1782 D. Levi Succinct Acct. Rites & Ceremonies Jews 9 They must also spread on the table, a clean tablecloath, and set two loaves upon it. 1851 W. Howitt Madam Dorrington of Dene I. vii. 128 Pieces of tablecloth and sheeting, that she had spun and had had woven. 1855 E. C. Gaskell North & South II. i. 4 Clothes-basket[s]..full of table-cloths and napkins. 1885 Manch. Examiner 9 Sept. 3/1 Equal to the task of instructing a laundress in the ironing of a tablecloth. 1944 Times 6 July 5/4 Those invincible conversationalists..would illustrate their theories on the table-cloth with pepper-pots, knives, and salt-cellars. 1972 G. M. Brown Greenvoe (1976) iv. 117 She sprayed the table-cloth with a continual fine jet of spittle, until Aunt Flora prudently removed the jam dish and the cake-stand. 2007 Union Leader (New Hampsh.) (Nexis) 6 Oct. b2 It was a very nice restaurant with linen table cloths and nice meals. b. A decorative cloth used to cover a table permanently or between meal times; = table cover n. at table n. Compounds 3. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > covers or hangings > [noun] > cover for furniture > for table when not in use table carpet1535 tablecloth1610 table cover1749 1496–7 in H. Littlehales Medieval Rec. London City Church (1905) 34 Item, ij dyapre Tableclothis for the high Auter. 1610 in Englishwoman's Domest. Mag. (1862) 4 109 If the green table-cloth be too little I will make a pair of warm stockings of it. 1696 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) Toilet, a kind of Table-cloth, or Carpet of Silk, Sattins, Velvet or Tissue, spread upon a Table in a Bed-chamber. 1740 F. Peck New. Mem. Life & Poet. Wks. Milton xvii. 103 His left hand lying over an open book, on a table covered with a loose red velvet table-cloth. 1899 S. R. Crockett Kit Kennedy xlix. 358 The letter was laid down on the tablecloth, with a fast-falling rain of tears falling upon it. 1996 Isis 87 147/2 Instruments and manuscripts are theatrically arranged on the purple silk tablecloth by the master painter Jacques-Louis David. 2001 C. Englebert Bedroom Feng Shui vi. 56 If the side tables with sharp right angles must stay, cover them with a tablecloth. 2. Also with capital initials. In South Africa: (a name for) the layer of cloud which often covers the flat top and hangs down over the edge of Table Mountain at the Cape of Good Hope. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cloud > [noun] > a cloud > cloud on specific mountain in South Africa tablecloth1764 1764 J. Kindersley Lett. (1777) xiii. 58 The Table-land..before a gale of wind, is always covered with a thick cloud, which people call the devil's table-cloth. 1790 J. White Jrnl. Voy. New S. Wales 85 The Table Land is sometimes suddenly capped with a white cloud, by some called the spreading of the Table-cloth. 1836 J. C. Maitland Lett. from Madras (1843) 29 When the cloud that they call the Table-cloth comes down, people are often lost in the fog. 1898 Westm. Gaz. 13 Oct. 1/3 I had no time to spare for the ascent of Table Mountain, and the tablecloth of clouds indeed forbade me to attempt it. 1918 A. Lowell Can Grande's Castle 62 That's a good enough song to round the Cape with, and there's the Table Cloth on Table Mountain. 1979 M. Matshoba Call me not Man 130 Nomonde showed me the University of Cape Town at the foot of green Table Mountain draped with the ‘tablecloth’. 2007 Lexington (Kentucky) Herald Leader (Nexis) 26 Aug. e9 Clouds and mist, locally referred to as the ‘Table Cloth’, conspire to keep visitors from reaching the summit of Cape Town's guardian peak. Derivatives ˈtableclothed adj. covered with a tablecloth, esp. of a specified colour or type; provided with tablecloths. ΚΠ 1871 Appletons' Jrnl. 25 Nov. 596/2 Arms firmly clasped round his baby's table-clothed legs. 1933 N.Y. Times Mag. 28 May 17/1 Cafés tend to be large and heavily carpeted, upholstered and table-clothed. 2006 Independent (Nexis) 4 Feb. 10 Statues of nymphs..survey a white table-clothed buffet table laden with antipasti. ˈtablecloth-ˌwise adv. rare in the manner of a tablecloth. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > household linen > table linen > [adverb] > like tablecloth tablecloth-wise1891 1891 R. Kipling End of Passage in Life's Handicap 159 Clouds of tawny dust..flung themselves tablecloth-wise among the tops of the parched trees, and came down again. ˈtableˌclothy adj. resembling or suggestive of a tablecloth. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > household linen > table linen > [adjective] > articles of table linen napkined1800 tableclothy1851 1851 E. S. Wortley Trav. in U.S. I. i. 14 It had rather too table-clothy an appearance, and from its frequency, the snowy shawl became quite tiresome. 1866 W. D. Howells Venetian Life iii. 38 Where the marble is carven in vast and heavy folds..to simulate a curtain..it has..a harshness indescribably table-clothy. 2004 National Post (Canada) (Nexis) 17 Apr. sp8 The box is a bit too sun-splashed, a tad too tableclothy—does it contain frozen fish or sheets and a pillowcase? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > as lemmas tablecloth b. With attribute expressing purpose: as altar-cloth, barm-cloth, board-cloth, bolt-cloth, bolting-cloth, chrism-cloth, loin-cloth, neck-cloth, tablecloth, etc. See these words. To this head belong the earliest recorded examples of the word, among which are Old English cildcláð child-cloth, swaddling cloth, flyhteclað patch. ΚΠ a800 Corpus Gloss. (O.E.T.) 491 Commisura (= patch) flycticlað. a800 Corpus Gloss. (O.E.T.) 623 Cunae, cildclaðas. c1000 Ælfric Gloss. (Wr.-W. 124/30) Cune, cildclaðes. c1000 Ælfric Gloss. (Wr.-W. 127/2) Mappula bearmclað. extracted from clothn. < n.1438 as lemmas
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tableclothn.

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> as lemmas