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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A cloth used to cover the top of anything, such as a table or a person's torso.

   "On one table, for example, we placed a silver topcloth over a rose cotton undercloth."

2. 2
   A piece of canvas used to cover the hammocks which are lashed to the top in action to protect the topmen.

Example

More examples

"On one table, for example, we placed a silver topcloth over a rose cotton undercloth."

Etymology

From top + cloth.

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