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place mat

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noun

a mat set on a dining table beneath a place setting.

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RELATED WORDS

doily, doormat, felt, napery, tablecloth

Nearby words

  1. placatory,
  2. place,
  3. place card,
  4. place in the sun,
  5. place kick,
  6. place name,
  7. place of arms,
  8. place of articulation,
  9. place of safety order,
  10. place pigalle

Origin of place mat

First recorded in 1950–55
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