table mat
nounEtymology From table + mat.
1
Synonym of place mat.
- I watch as Abikok scoops two spoonsful of rice, a spoonful of broccoli, a spoonful of peas, and a large chunk of roast beef into a plate. She then lifts it with both hands and places it on my table mat.2020, Eileen K. Omosa, The Fear Within Us:
2
Rare A cushion or stiff material placed on top of a table, underneath a tablecloth.
- After putting the leaves in the table and putting on the tablemat and tablecloth, they laid the placemats out.
- Related terms
- place mat, tablecloth