Tablecloth: alternatives and connections

The act or posture of reclining on a couch, as practiced by the ancients at meals.

Leaning or reclining, as the ancients did at their meals.

As a prefix ad- assumes the forms ac-, af-, ag-, al-, an-, ap-, ar-, as-, at-, assimilating the d with the first letter of the word to…

Before in place, or beforehand in time; -- used for advanced; as, an advance guard, or that before the main guard or body of an army;…

A light repast between meals; a lunch.

A game played with ivory balls o a cloth-covered, rectangular table, bounded by elastic cushions. The player seeks to impel his ball w…

To furnish with regular meals, or with meals and lodgings, for compensation; to supply with daily meals.

One who has food statedly at another's table, or meals and lodgings in his house, for pay, or compensation of any kind.

The act of supplying, or the state of being supplied, with regular or specified meals, or with meals and lodgings, for pay.

A diamond or other gem of the finest cut, formed into faces and facets, so as to reflect and refract the light, by which it is rendere…

A drinking between meals.

A prefix from the Latin preposition cum, signifying with, together, in conjunction, very, etc. It is used in the form com- before b, m…

A fine linen cloth, on which the sacred elements are consecrated in the eucharist, or with which they are covered; a communion cloth.

The small table by the side of the altar or communion table, on which the bread and wine are placed before being consecrated.

One of an ancient sect of philosophers, who cultivated learned conversation at meals.

To eat; to take one's meals.

A prefix from the Latin, whence F. des, or sometimes de-, dis-. The Latin dis-appears as di-before b, d, g, l, m, n, r, v, becomes dif…

The act of reclining at table according to the manner of the ancients at their meals.