She scampered up-stairs to bring down her filmiest tea-cloth. ❋ Unknown (2004)
She busily unfolded the sewing-table set it in the bay-window, patted the tea-cloth to smoothness, moved the tray. ❋ Unknown (2004)
He scraped a few crumbs from the table-cloth, then he took his plate, knife and glass of water into the kitchen and came back with a damp tea-cloth with which he began scrubbing at the stains of fish oil. ❋ James, P. D. (1988)
He rinsed the cups and wiped them on a tea-cloth that depicted the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace in primary colours. ❋ Deighton, Len, 1929- (1964)
Six cracked cups were draining upside down on a tea-cloth; on one of them it said 'A present from Dresden '. ❋ Deighton, Len, 1929- (1964)
So we set off at last like a frieze of Greeks bearing gifts to some woodland god - Mother, with a tea-cloth over her head, gathering flowers as she went along, the sisters following with cakes and bread, Jack with the kettle. ❋ Lee, Laurie (1959)
Covering each one is a dainty lace or linen doily, or an embroidered tea-cloth. ❋ Lillian Eichler Watson (N/A)
Throw over that tea-cloth, George, if you've finished with it. ' ❋ Blyton, Enid (1948)
Blue Bonnet came out of the house with a tea-cloth, followed by Knight and Delia with the chairs. ❋ Caroline E. Jacobs (1924)
"Is that so!" exclaimed Mrs. Trapes, entering the room at this moment with the tea-cloth, "well, now -- you jest put 'im down -- you jest put that bird back again, Spider Connolly!" ❋ Jeffery Farnol (1915)
She fidgeted the tea-cloth with her foot, but being a Polkington, she was able to answer something. ❋ Una Lucy Silberrad (1913)
She had enough of the Polkington self-mastery left to think of the manoeuvre and its advisability, but not enough to carry it out properly; the cup fell on the doubled-up tea-cloth that lay at her feet and was not broken at all. ❋ Una Lucy Silberrad (1913)
Johnny were to do that, then unthinkingly she sent her assistant for a tea-cloth. ❋ Una Lucy Silberrad (1913)
She pushed the papers away from one end of the table and covered it with a dainty tea-cloth. ❋ Katharine Tynan (1896)
"Ah, you are looking at that old book," Mrs. Wade said, setting down her little tray, while she spread a tea-cloth on the table. ❋ Katharine Tynan (1896)
Japanese fans crossed beneath each cheap engraving; the piano cloth embroidered in peacock's feathers by Annie's sister; the tea-cloth worked by Cousin Jenny. ❋ Unknown (1893)