"traycloth" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɹeɪklɒθ/ [UK] Forms: traycloths [plural]
Etymology: From tray + cloth. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|tray|cloth}} tray + cloth Head templates: {{en-noun}} traycloth (plural traycloths)
  1. A cloth laid across a tray on which to serve dishes, food etc.
    Sense id: en-traycloth-en-noun-JA9jh7gP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From tray + cloth.",
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1983, Angela Carter, “Sugar Daddy”, in Shaking a Leg, Vintage, published 2013, page 31:",
          "text": "He'd bring her dinner on a tray with always a slightly soiled traycloth.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "cloth",
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          "tray",
          "tray"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɹeɪklɒθ/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From tray + cloth.",
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        "plural"
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  ],
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