英和和英

名詞

table-cloth (plural table-cloths)

1. Alternative form of tablecloth

別の表記

• table cloth, table-cloth

語源

From 中期英語 tabyllcloth, table cloth, tabylle clothe, a partial translation of earlier 中期英語 bord cloth, bordcloth (“tablecloth”), from 古期英語 bordclāþ, equivalent to table +‎ cloth.

発音

名詞

tablecloth (plural tablecloths)

1. A cloth used to cover and protect a table, especially for a dining table.
   • 1893, Horatio Alger, Jr., Facing the World:

     Just across the field stood a small house. In the yard the week's washing was hung out. Among the articles was a red tablecloth.

派生語

派生した語

• → Japanese: テーブルクロス (tēburukurosu)

参考

• place mat
• table mat

Further reading

• Tablecloth on Wikipedia.Wikipedia