Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tea cloth

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.95 in modern English

Syllables
tea -cloth
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tea towel.

noun

A small tablecloth.

Etymology

From tea + cloth; originally designating a cloth for wiping tea service items after washing, later a small tablecloth useful for afternoon tea. Attested from the late 18th century. Compare later tea towel.

Inflected Forms

tea cloths (plural) teacloth (alternative)

Questions

What does tea cloth mean?
A tea towel.
Where does tea cloth come from?
From tea + cloth; originally designating a cloth for wiping tea service items after washing, later a small tablecloth useful for afternoon tea. Attested from the late 18th century. Compare later tea towel.

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