noun
- a mat placed on a table in front of a person's seat to protect the surface and define the place setting
Examples
- She set the table with colorful placemats before the guests arrived.
- The restaurant used cloth placemats instead of paper ones.
- Each placemat had a map of the wine regions printed on it.
- The children decorated their own placemats with markers and stickers.
- We bought new placemats to match our dining room décor.