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table centres

table centres is the plural of table centre.

Meaning of table centre

Noun

table centre (plural table centres)

  1. (dated) A decorative covering for the centre of a dining table, usually made of fabric or lace.
    • If a table-centre be used, it should to my fancy be washable […]. Very beautiful ones may be manufactured by outlining white damask with coloured silk, as suggested for sideboard cloths […]1892, Ethel Earl, Dinners in Miniature, page 20
  2. A three-dimensional decoration (such as a flower arrangement or candelabrum) for the centre of a dining table.
    • While these vases were being made, some other table-decorations had begun to take a new and more representational form. In 1743 was made for Brühl a great table-centre in the form of a grotto with figures about it […]1934, W. B. Honey, chapter 4, in Dresden China, page 108

Questions about table centres

What is table centres the plural of?
Table centres is the plural of table centre.

Words near table centres in the dictionary

  1. table boarder
  2. table boarders
  3. table boards
  4. Table Cape
  5. table centre
  6. table centres
  7. table cloth
  8. table cloths
  9. table cracker
  10. table crackers
  11. table d'hote

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