crumbcloth

English

Alternative forms

  • crumcloth

Etymology

From crumb +‎ cloth.

Noun

crumbcloth (plural crumbcloths)

  1. (archaic or historical) A cloth laid under a dining table to catch falling fragments and keep the carpet or floor clean.

References

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