Definition of "green-cloth" [green-cloth]

• In England, formerly, the counting-house of the king's household: so called from the green cloth on the table at which the officials sat. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "He taps his wooden leg under the green-cloth table."
• "His elbows were on the piano, which was sideways on to the wall, so that its green-cloth back was visible."
• "Graham found himself in the little inner vestry, with its green-cloth table and massive inkstand and registers, and began to unvest mechanically."