table mat
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[edit]table mat (plural table mats)
- Synonym of place mat
- 2020, Eileen K. Omosa, The Fear Within Us:
- I watch as Abikok scoops two spoonsful of rice, a spoonful of broccoli, a spoonful of peas, and a large chunk of roast beef into a plate. She then lifts it with both hands and places it on my table mat.
- (rare) A cushion or stiff material placed on top of a table, underneath a tablecloth.
- After putting the leaves in the table and putting on the tablemat and tablecloth, they laid the placemats out.