place mat

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noun

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

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Origin of place mat

First recorded in 1950–55

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
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Words related to place mat

doily, doormat, felt, napery, tablecloth