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mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%B1%D1%80%D1%83%D1%81" title="Абрус – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Абрус" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%B7%D0%B0_%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B0" title="Покривка за маса – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Покривка за маса" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estovalles" title="Estovalles – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Estovalles" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%87" title="سفره – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="سفره" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nappe_de_table" title="Nappe de table – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Nappe de table" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%8B%9D%ED%83%81%EB%B3%B4" title="식탁보 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="식탁보" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8D%D6%83%D5%BC%D5%B8%D6%81" title="Սփռոց – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Սփռոց" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B6" title="मेजपोश – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="मेजपोश" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taplak_meja" title="Taplak meja – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Taplak meja" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" 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data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A7%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%88%D0%B0%D1%84_(%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8)" title="Чаршаф (асталски) – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Чаршаф (асталски)" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tafelkleed" title="Tafelkleed – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Tafelkleed" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%86%E3%83%BC%E3%83%96%E3%83%AB%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B9" title="テーブルクロス – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="テーブルクロス" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nap mw-list-item"><a href="https://nap.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesale" title="Mesale – Neapolitan" lang="nap" hreflang="nap" data-title="Mesale" data-language-autonym="Napulitano" data-language-local-name="Neapolitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Napulitano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duk" title="Duk – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Duk" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duk" title="Duk – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" 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Cut and voided silk <a href="/wiki/Velvet" title="Velvet">velvet</a>.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Table-cloth_2008-1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Table-cloth_2008-1.jpg/220px-Table-cloth_2008-1.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="151" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Table-cloth_2008-1.jpg/330px-Table-cloth_2008-1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Table-cloth_2008-1.jpg/440px-Table-cloth_2008-1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3716" data-file-height="2546" /></a><figcaption>Detail of <a href="/wiki/Crochet" title="Crochet">crochet</a> tablecloth</figcaption></figure> <p>A <b>tablecloth</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Textile" title="Textile">cloth</a> used to cover a <a href="/wiki/Table_(furniture)" title="Table (furniture)">table</a>. Some are mainly ornamental coverings, which may also help protect the table from scratches and stains. Other tablecloths are designed to be spread on a dining table before laying out <a href="/wiki/Tableware" title="Tableware">tableware</a> and food. Some tablecloths are designed as part of an overall <a href="/wiki/Table_setting" title="Table setting">table setting</a>, with coordinating <a href="/wiki/Napkins" class="mw-redirect" title="Napkins">napkins</a>, <a href="/wiki/Placemat" title="Placemat">placemats</a>, or other decorative pieces. Special kinds of tablecloth include "runners" which overhang the table at two ends only and "table protectors" which provide a padded layer under a normal tablecloth. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Shapes_and_sizes">Shapes and sizes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tablecloth&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Shapes and sizes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The most common shapes for tablecloths are round, square, oval, and oblong, or rectangular, corresponding to the most common table shapes. Tablecloths usually have an overhang, referred to as the "drop." The drop is generally 6 to 15 inches (15 to 38 cm) on each side of the table, with a shorter drop for casual dining and a longer drop for more formal occasions. Sometimes a floor-length cloth is used. Custom-made tablecloths are also available, and some people choose to make their own. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Fabrics_and_care">Fabrics and care</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tablecloth&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Fabrics and care"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Today, dining tablecloths are typically made of <a href="/wiki/Cotton" title="Cotton">cotton</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Polyester" title="Polyester">poly</a>-cotton blend, or a <a href="/wiki/PVC" class="mw-redirect" title="PVC">PVC</a>-coated material that can be wiped clean, but they can be made of almost any material, including delicate fabrics like <a href="/wiki/Embroider" class="mw-redirect" title="Embroider">embroidered</a> <a href="/wiki/Silk" title="Silk">silk</a>. Ease of laundering is an important consideration for tablecloths used for dining, as they are easily soiled. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tablecloth&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The oldest known reference to tablecloth dates back to around 100 AD, when it was mentioned by ancient Latin Spanish poet <a href="/wiki/Martial" title="Martial">Martial</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In many European cultures a white, or mainly white, tablecloth used to be the standard covering for a dinner table. In the later medieval period, spreading a high quality white <a href="/wiki/Linen" title="Linen">linen</a> or cotton cloth on the table was an important part of preparing for a feast in a wealthy household. Over time, the custom of arranging tableware on a cloth became common for most social classes except the very poorest.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As eating habits changed in the 20th century, a much greater range of table-setting styles developed. Some formal dinners still use white tablecloths, often with a <a href="/wiki/Damask#Modern_uses" title="Damask">damask weave</a>, but other colours and patterns are also common. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Special_cases">Special cases</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tablecloth&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Special cases"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Perugia" title="Perugia">Perugia</a> tablecloths and napkins have been made since medieval times. These cloths are white with characteristic woven blue stripes and patterns. This style is also associated with <a href="/wiki/Altar_cloth" title="Altar cloth">church linen</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Victorian_decorative_arts" title="Victorian decorative arts">Victorian</a> interiors were full of thick, fringed draperies in deep colours, including tablecloths reaching the floor.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cultural_references">Cultural references</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tablecloth&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Cultural references"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><span><video id="mwe_player_0" poster="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Table_Cloth_Trick_-_SloMo%2C_Real_Plates.webm/220px--Table_Cloth_Trick_-_SloMo%2C_Real_Plates.webm.jpg" controls="" preload="none" data-mw-tmh="" class="mw-file-element" width="220" height="124" data-durationhint="10" data-mwtitle="Table_Cloth_Trick_-_SloMo,_Real_Plates.webm" data-mwprovider="wikimediacommons" resource="/wiki/File:Table_Cloth_Trick_-_SloMo,_Real_Plates.webm"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f8/Table_Cloth_Trick_-_SloMo%2C_Real_Plates.webm/Table_Cloth_Trick_-_SloMo%2C_Real_Plates.webm.480p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="480p.vp9.webm" data-width="854" data-height="480" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f8/Table_Cloth_Trick_-_SloMo%2C_Real_Plates.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-width="1920" data-height="1080" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f8/Table_Cloth_Trick_-_SloMo%2C_Real_Plates.webm/Table_Cloth_Trick_-_SloMo%2C_Real_Plates.webm.720p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="720p.vp9.webm" data-width="1280" data-height="720" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f8/Table_Cloth_Trick_-_SloMo%2C_Real_Plates.webm/Table_Cloth_Trick_-_SloMo%2C_Real_Plates.webm.1080p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="1080p.vp9.webm" data-width="1920" data-height="1080" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f8/Table_Cloth_Trick_-_SloMo%2C_Real_Plates.webm/Table_Cloth_Trick_-_SloMo%2C_Real_Plates.webm.240p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="240p.vp9.webm" data-width="426" data-height="240" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f8/Table_Cloth_Trick_-_SloMo%2C_Real_Plates.webm/Table_Cloth_Trick_-_SloMo%2C_Real_Plates.webm.360p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="360p.vp9.webm" data-width="640" data-height="360" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f8/Table_Cloth_Trick_-_SloMo%2C_Real_Plates.webm/Table_Cloth_Trick_-_SloMo%2C_Real_Plates.webm.360p.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp8, vorbis"" data-transcodekey="360p.webm" data-width="640" data-height="360" /></video></span><figcaption>A video of the trick being performed in <a href="/wiki/Slow_motion" title="Slow motion">slow motion</a></figcaption></figure> <p>A popular "<a href="/wiki/Magic_trick" class="mw-redirect" title="Magic trick">magic trick</a>" involves pulling a loaded tablecloth away from a table but leaving the plates behind. This trick relies on <a href="/wiki/Inertia" title="Inertia">inertia</a>. It is known as a tablecloth pull or a tablecloth yank. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tablecloth&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cloche_(tableware)" title="Cloche (tableware)">Cloche</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beverage_coaster" class="mw-redirect" title="Beverage coaster">Coaster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crumber" title="Crumber">Crumber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doily" title="Doily">Doily</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Placemat" title="Placemat">Placemat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sufra" title="Sufra">Sufra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silence_cloth" title="Silence cloth">Silence cloth</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tablecloth&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFKnisely2017" class="citation book cs1">Knisely, Tom (2017-04-30). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=o6h1DgAAQBAJ&dq=tablecloth+Martial&pg=PA3">"History of Table Coverings"</a>. <i>Handwoven Table Linens: 27 Fabulous Projects From a Master Weaver</i>. 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