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a mat set on a dining table beneath a place setting.[1950-55]
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place mat
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place mat — place′ mat n. a mat set on a dining table beneath a place setting … From formal English to slang
place mat — n. a small mat of cloth, paper, etc. serving as an individual table cover for a person at a meal … English World dictionary
place mat — n a board or piece of cloth that you put on a table for each person who is eating there, so that the table is protected from the plates, knives etc … Dictionary of contemporary English
place mat — place ,mat noun count a flat piece of cloth, wood, or plastic that you put on a table under each person s plate … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
place mat — noun a mat serving as table linen for an individual place setting • Hypernyms: ↑mat, ↑table linen, ↑napery * * * noun : a small usually rectangular table mat on which a place setting is laid * * * a mat set on a dining table beneath a place… … Useful english dictionary
place mat — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms place mat : singular place mat plural place mats a flat piece of cloth, wood, or plastic that you put on a table under each person s plate … English dictionary
place mat — place mats also placemat N COUNT Place mats are mats that are put on a table before a meal for people to put their plates or bowls on … English dictionary
place mat — noun Date: 1928 a small often rectangular table mat on which a place setting is laid … New Collegiate Dictionary
place mat — noun A protective table mat, usually heat resistant, for a single setting of plates and dishes … Wiktionary
place mat — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. cloth, cover, doily; see mat … English dictionary for students
