Home › Words › T › topclothtopclothtopcloth · noun — A cloth used to cover the top of anything, such as a table or a person's torso.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom top + cloth.nounA cloth used to cover the top of anything, such as a table or a person's torso.e.g.“On one table, for example, we placed a silver topcloth over a rose cotton undercloth.” — 1992, Renny Reynolds, Elaine Louie, The Art of the Party: Design Ideas for Successful Entertaining:A piece of canvas used to cover the hammocks which are lashed to the top in action to protect the topmen.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).