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From botanical prints to rattan place mats, the garden girl trend teaches you how to spruce up spaces by embracing nature.
—Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2024
In addition to choosing a centerpiece, be thoughtful about your table runner or tablecloth, place mats, chargers, flatware and napkins.
—Sydney Wasserman, Architectural Digest, 4 Sep. 2024
The floral salad plates belonged to Cain's great-grandmother, but the napkin rings and place mats are newer pieces she's picked up along the way.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2024
Skip the runner and place mats altogether and let the reclaimed wood shine.
—Mary Carol Garrity, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
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First Known Use
1928, in the meaning defined above
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“Place mat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/place%20mat. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
place mat
noun
: a small table mat on which a place setting is laid
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