traycloth

English

Etymology

From tray +‎ cloth.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtɹeɪklɒθ/

Noun

traycloth (plural traycloths)

  1. A cloth laid across a tray on which to serve dishes, food etc.
    • 1983, Angela Carter, “Sugar Daddy”, in Shaking a Leg, Vintage, published 2013, page 31:
      He'd bring her dinner on a tray with always a slightly soiled traycloth.
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