"tea cloth" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: tea cloths [plural]
Etymology: From tea + cloth; originally designating a cloth for wiping tea service items after washing, later a small tablecloth useful for afternoon tea. Attested from the late 18th century. Compare later tea towel. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|tea|cloth}} tea + cloth Head templates: {{en-noun}} tea cloth (plural tea cloths)
  1. A tea towel. Categories (topical): Tea Synonyms: teacloth
    Sense id: en-tea_cloth-en-noun-5vlcZ0m2 Disambiguation of Tea: 98 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 99 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 99 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 99 1
  2. A small tablecloth.
    Sense id: en-tea_cloth-en-noun-j1N3eL3o

Inflected forms

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