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drawn the cloth

drawn the cloth is the past participle of draw the cloth.

Meaning of draw the cloth

Verb

draw the cloth (third-person singular simple present draws the cloth, present participle drawing the cloth, simple past drew the cloth, past participle drawn the cloth)

  1. (archaic) To clear the table after a meal.
    • 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.1855, Susanna Moodie, Geoffrey Moncton, page 327

Questions about drawn the cloth

What is drawn the cloth the past participle of?
Drawn the cloth is the past participle of draw the cloth.

Words near drawn the cloth in the dictionary

  1. drawn one's horns in
  2. drawn one's last breath
  3. drawn out
  4. drawn rein
  5. drawn stumps
  6. drawn the cloth
  7. drawn the line
  8. drawn the long bow
  9. drawn the short straw
  10. drawn through
  11. drawn to a close

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