CRUMBCLOTH

Etymology

Noun

crumbcloth (plural crumbcloths)

A cloth laid under a dining table to receive falling fragments and keep the carpet or floor clean.

Source: Wiktionary


Crumb"cloth` (-kl, n.

Definition: A cloth to be laid under a dining table to receive falling fragments, and keep the carpet or floor clean. [Written also crumcloth.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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