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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">silence cloths</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>table coverings</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>cloths, silence</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>felts, table</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>silence cloth</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>table felts</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Table pads, often of flannel or felt, used under a tablecloth on a dining table to protect the surface and deaden noise. ]]></note></mads>