crumbcloth

noun

Etymology

From crumb + cloth.

  1. derived from *gleyt-
  2. inherited from *klaiþą
  3. inherited from clāþ
  4. inherited from cloth
  5. compounded as crumbcloth — “crumb + cloth

Definitions

  1. A cloth laid under a dining table to catch falling fragments and keep the carpet or floor…

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

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA