table linen

The linen used at and for the table, as table-cloths, napkins, or the like; napery. *table-man, s. A man or piece used in the game of draughts or backgammon. "[A soft body dampeth the sound] and therefore in cleric alls, the keyes are lined; and in coll edges they use to line the table -men."- Bacon: Nat. Hist., § 158. IMG:content-0739.png:[blocks in formation] Old Eng . Law : Rent paid to a bishop, ., and appropriated to his table or housekeeping. table-shore, s. Naut.: A low level shore.