0 a large piece of cloth that covers a table during a meal and protects or decorates it
1 a piece of cloth or paper used to cover a table, esp. during a meal
The tablecloth becomes a significant way to honor the deceased.
I think we have to pull the tablecloth in the direction indicated in this paper.
A few red roses on the white tablecloth give a finishing touch.
It is as if the tablecloth is too small for the table.
They are unlikely to be able to see food clearly if it is on a patterned plate that is on a patterned tablecloth.
Similarly, fish in parsley sauce with mashed potato and sweetcorn may be hard to make out if served on a white plate placed on a white tablecloth.
Since normal observers can perceptually discriminate such freshly jacketed books from the contrasting tablecloth background, a high school text may be seen on a kitchen table.
At some point the tablecloth was removed.
