place mat
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of place mat
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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“I think you need to eat something,” she said, slapping the bowl onto a place mat, and she was right.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2025
And worst of all are ones that are both oily and acidic — and a sharply different color than the place mat.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 18, 2021
The area of a rectangular place mat is 168 square inches.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 22, 2020
All Foxface sandwiches are presented in a trim little white box that can be unfolded into a place mat.
From New York Times ● Aug. 20, 2019
I hurriedly grab the last two biscuits and put them on my place mat.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
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