crumbcloth

English

Alternative forms

• crumcloth

Etymology

crumb +‎ cloth

Noun

crumbcloth (plural crumbcloths)

1. (archaic or historical) A cloth laid under a dining table to catch falling fragments and keep the carpet or floor clean.

References

• “crumbcloth”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.