tablemat (plural tablemats)
(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.
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29 March 2025
(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
