单词 | slip-cloth |
释义 | slip-clothn. 1. A coat used to protect a coursing-dog while in the slips. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > equipment > [noun] > coverings slip-cloth1856 1856 ‘Stonehenge’ Man. Brit. Rural Sports i. iii. vii. 200/2 These particular patterns are called ‘slip cloths’. [Description follows.] 2. A narrow cloth used to protect a tablecloth, table, or sideboard. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > household linen > table linen > [noun] > tablecloth > cloth laid over tablecloth sanap1312 serviette1490 lay-over1777 slip-cloth1889 overcloth1895 1889 ‘J. S. Winter’ Mrs. Bob (1891) 209 They dine on the table with slip-cloths. 1899 Daily News 23 Dec. 6/2 Then on the white slip cloths the dishes can be laid. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1856 |
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