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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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Words related to place mat

doily, doormat, felt, napery, tablecloth

Words nearby place mat

placatory, place, place card, place in the sun, place kick, place mat, place name, place of arms, place of articulation, place of safety order, place pigalle

Origin of place mat

First recorded in 1950–55
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