tablecloth
noun
tablecloths
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pluralof tablecloth.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The ate off red tablecloths - red being a symbol of luck and good fortune in China.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
Lake Park Bistro — Lake Park Bistro has the kind of delightfully old-school French restaurant feel that starts at the grand entrance and continues with white tablecloths and waiters in spiffy uniforms.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
She picked up tables, taped down tablecloths and moved boxes to the side of the stage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
It’s the moment when old-school French — think white tablecloths, heavy sauces and snooty maitre’d’s — faded into the background, allowing nouvelle cuisine and what we now call New American to take its place.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2026
And so she did not tell him that she grieved for the past, different things on different days, her tablecloths with the silver embroidery, her car, Baby’s strawberry cream biscuits.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
