Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

draw the cloth

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.96 in modern English

Syllables: draw the -cloth
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To clear the table after a meal.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"The silence of our meal was alone broken by the dull clattering of knives and forks, and the tinkling of the bell to summon the brisk waiter to bring wine and draw the cloth."
"At last, when the cloth had been drawn and the King's health drunk in a glass of port suited to a very young head, they took their coffee and ratafia biscuits (the sea-going equivalent of petits fours) in the great cabin."

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

draws the cloth (present, singular) drawing the cloth (participle, present) drew the cloth (past) drawn the cloth (participle, past)

Synonyms

clear the table unset the table

Antonyms

set the table lay the table

Questions

What does draw the cloth mean?: To clear the table after a meal.

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