Fasten this tablecloth to it and pull for the fort.
The dispute for the tableclothis the same as the dispute for riches, for the beautiful princess who is afterwards divided, or else carried off by a third or fourth person who takes the lion's share.
In the same story we have the magic rod which produces a cock upon the mountain, beside which a tablecloth spreads itself out, while the chairs range themselves in their places, and the dishes are filled of their own accord.
A sudden gust of wind nearly whipped the tablecloth out of Jrann-Pttt's hands.
Mrs. Bindle stuck a peg in the corner of a tablecloth and, taking another from her mouth, she proceeded to the other end of the tablecloth and jabbed that, too, astride the line.
And the wonder about Margaret was that she could eat at such a table and make it seem as though that tablecloth were the finest damask, and the two-tined forks the heaviest of silver.
There was a tablecloth on the old table, too--a white tablecloth.
It looked remarkably like an old sheet, to be sure, with a seam through the middle where it had been worn and turned and sewed together; but it was a tablecloth now, and a marvel to the men.
A carving cloth (for paterfamilias usually carves at the home dinner) protects the tablecloth from spatters and bits of crisp fat which the most skillful carver cannot always avoid sending over the dish.
Do you put on thetablecloth and I will put on the dishes.
The tablecloth is in this drawer, and the dishes in the cupboard; and he can set the table for four people as he sees it set at home.
The boys were not slow in obeying; there was no tablecloth but the pine table was scoured to almost perfect whiteness, and the dishes, few and poor though they were, glistened.
There was a white tableclothof double damask; there were large, handsome napkins; there was a rich service of solid silver, and perhaps some good china.
The open-work, white tablecloth lies on a red ground, and above it rests a mat of red velvet, embroidered with peacock's feathers and gold lace.
And I don't know what you mean to do, sister Glegg, but I mean to give him a tablecloth of all my three biggest sizes but one, besides sheets.
Anthea stood pleating the end of the tablecloth into folds--she seemed earnestly anxious to get all the pleats the same size.
Old Nurse had come in with the tray of knives, forks, and glasses, and was getting the tablecloth and table-napkins out of the chiffonier drawer.
They explained their intention, and were applauded, and each proceeded to write his address upon his card, and pin it to the tablecloth in front of him.
In the geometrical centre of the grass plot, which is sometimes as large as a tablecloth and is generally railed round, he places a china dog.
But, as I have said, the mistake was in pinning the card to the tablecloth instead of to the coat.
She dropped them now, and looked at the tablecloth without speaking.
She could have spared his fierce "I love you," whispered behind the tablecloth when he and she had stooped simultaneously to pick up a knife which had fallen yesterday; his impassioned "Only look at me!
Strickiand ordered dinner, without comment, and since it was a real dinner with a white tablecloth attached, we sat down.
At the end of an hour he died, as they die who are bitten by the little brown karait, and the policemen bore him and the thing under the tablecloth to their appointed places.
He did not say much, being a man of few words; but he picked up the loose end of the tablecloth and threw it over the remnants on the table.
At last the tablecloth was spread and Henry unwrapped his parcels before the whole excited family.
The new tablecloth had been washed and was drying on the line.
The tablecloth may be of paper, edged with paper lace, the centrepiece of paper roses, the candle-shades composed of their petals, while the ices may be served in boxes held in the hearts of paper roses.
The supper-table should be lighted with white candles in silver candelabra, and the snowy tablecloth be crossed diagonally with white satin ribbon edged with silver.
To the latter fasten a large bunch of holly with plenty of red berries, and make garlands of evergreen to reach from the chandelier to the four corners of the table, fastening each one to the tablecloth with a bow of red ribbon.
And they sat cross-legged on the grass on opposite sides of the tablecloth and joked and laughed and ate, and ate and laughed and joked until the stars began to appear in the vast paling opal of the sky.
She shook the breakfast tablecloth out at the back door, and the hens came running to pick up the crumbs.
She put the tablecloth away in its drawer and ran into the little sitting-room.
But the tablecloth didn't stir, and the cobbler began to despair and to revile the old woman, his gossip.
The cobbler came to his wife and children, placed the tablecloth on the table and cried: 'Tablecloth, spread yourself!
Then his gossip did the same with the tablecloth as with the lamb.
She ordered the lamb and tablecloth to be brought.
In a short time he was behind the hill, sat down upon the ground, and, not from curiosity but from hunger, gave the word of command to the tablecloth to spread itself, for his inside was croaking.
He jumped on a fence skirting the tracks, and waved the tablecloth wildly.
Twenty-five dollars, and of that he gave ten to the woman whose tablecloth he borrowed.
One thing seemed to him only fair--to give the owner of the tablecloth some small share of the money, as an acknowledgment for the use of her property.
Little did I ever think a tablecloth would do so much good.
Well, you see, he ran into my yard all out of breath, and grabbin' a red tablecloth from the line, asked me if I would lend it to him.
One tablecloth five to six yards long with two dozen dinner napkins to match.
You wait and wait, and looking in front of you, you notice the bare tablecloth without a plate.
If the tablecloth has lace insertions, it must on no account be put over satin or over a color.
Also a plain damask tablecloth (which must always be put on top of a thick table felt) is correct for dinner but not for luncheon.
If the tablecloth is of white damask, which for dinner is always good style, a "felt" must be put under it.
Or there may be a tablecloth made to fit the top of the table to within an inch or two of its edge.
It is merely necessary for the servants to notice at which place the china plate has been used and to bring a clean one; otherwise a "cover" is left with a glass plate or a bare tablecloth for fruit.
We commenced the day unluckily, for a low Stratus cloud had spread like a tablecloth over the Beardmore and filled up the glacier with mist.
The ward-room was decorated with our sledge flags and a new blue tablecloth generally brightened up our Mess.
Think of all the beautiful ribbons, silks, tablecloth damasks, towels, and napkins; all such patterns are woven by the loom.
Mother will surely have a tablecloth or an undergarment or an apron which needs a patch.
You may also bring a linen towel or napkin or tablecloth which has a hole.
The tablecloth was not very clean and the knives and forks and spoons did not glitter like those the child had been accustomed to see.
Also, she reminded him that the tablecloth which had been so severely criticized the previous evening had not as yet been changed.
The witness was asked if she recognised it, and she was obliged to admit that it was a tablecloth that had once belonged to Whispering Pete.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "tablecloth" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
