tabletopn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈteɪbltɒp/, U.S.

/ˈteɪbəlˌtɑp/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: table n., top n.¹

Etymology: < table n. + top n.¹

A. n.

1. The upper surface of a table.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > table > [noun] > tabletop

tabletop1754

1740 Catal. Particulars Dwelling House J. Eyles 9 An india tea table top, a waiter ditto, and a mahogany ditto.]

1754 T. Chippendale Gentleman & Cabinet-maker's Director 13 BB is the plan of the open part of the foot; ccc the plan of the moulding at the bottom; ff the projection of the Table top.

1844 T. Webster Encycl. Domest. Econ. (1845) v. ii. 210 Before the application of the polish, clean the table top by washing it with oil of turpentine.

1886 A. Winchell Walks & Talks in Geol. Field 95 It..projects like a table-top beyond the gravel.

1937 Amer. Home Apr. 116/2 To avoid watermarks, the table top may be finished with marine spar varnish which is then rubbed down with steel wool.

1992 J. Torrington Swing Hammer Swing! iii. 15 The tabletop already had more scrapes and blemishes on it than were on my Jimmie Rodgers record collection.

2. The flat top of a hill, rock, etc. Cf. table n. 23b.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > hill or mountain > [noun] > summit > flat

tabletop1808

1808 C. Vancouver Gen. View Agric. Devon xi. 293 He reached and ascended the table top of Haldon.

1862 M. Reid Maroon ii. 14 There the sloping outline ends..abruptly terminating in a square table-top, forty or fifty feet in diameter.

1956 National Geographic Dec. 805 Table-top capes, quiet coves, sea-loud headlands and soft sand beaches alternate along this coastal belt.

1986 New Yorker 22 Sept. 48/3 Towering cliffs..and tabletops.

B. adj. (attributive).

1. Designating photography of a subject which can be contained on a tabletop, esp. of a small-scale model which gives the illusion of a larger subject; of or relating to such photography.

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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > [adjective] > types or methods generally

tithonographic1842

instantaneous1851

ferrotype1857

telephotographic1892

telephoto1893

telephotal1904

tabletop1914

time-lapse1926

multiflash1939

synchro-sunlight1940

tele1954

lowlight1984

1914 S. C. Johnson Saturday with my Camera xliv. 368 We can all enter the lists of table-top photography,..and spend our winter evenings counterfeiting, at leisure, many of the most attractive sights of the world.

1923 Kodak Mag. Apr. 58 (heading) Home-made landscapes—a few words on table-top photography.

1956 Focal Encycl. Photogr. 1151/1 There are three different branches of photography open to the photographer who chooses to work within the limits of a table top studio: still life studies, photography of small scale models and creative composition. The last is the true ‘table top photography’.

1956 Focal Encycl. Photogr. 1152/2 Most table-top pictures fail either because they include too many items or because they try to represent the subject accurately and in detail instead of simply suggesting it in a broad effect.

1986 Photogr. Nov. 8/2 A Shift Adapter..takes large-format lenses: table-top photographers take note.

1999 C. Delaney Photogr. your Way (2005) v. 65 When you're working on a tabletop photo, you never know exactly what gizmo you're going to need.

2. That fits or takes place on a table; placed on a table.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > table > [adjective] > is on or can be placed on or takes place on

tabletop1945

1945 F. Brown in Astounding Sci.-Fiction Jan. 133/1 There was a boom market in portable and table-top receivers.

1962 Guardian 9 July 5/3 He made table top models of the machines.

1979 Guardian 31 Oct. 1/8 Fagging..includes..retrieving the little red ball when it goes under chairs during games of table-top cricket.

2005 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 24 Feb. 11/4 For five years they struggled to create a technology of big machines in a laboratory of table-top experiments.

Compounds

tabletop sale n. chiefly British an event at which donated items are set out on tables and offered for sale, usually in order to raise money for charity.

ΚΠ

1992 Evening Sentinel (Staffordshire) 24 Apr. 55/4 Table Top Sale, Biddulph Town Hall, Saturday April 25th.

2007 Express & Echo (Exeter) (Nexis) 15 June 13 Alex and his wife Clare are also appealing for donated items for their fundraising tabletop sale at Honiton's Mackarness Hall.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	tabletop
释义	tabletopn.adj. Brit. /ˈteɪbltɒp/, U.S. /ˈteɪbəlˌtɑp/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: table n., top n.¹ Etymology: < table n. + top n.¹ A. n. 1. The upper surface of a table. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > table > [noun] > tabletop tabletop1754 1740 Catal. Particulars Dwelling House J. Eyles 9 An india tea table top, a waiter ditto, and a mahogany ditto.] 1754 T. Chippendale Gentleman & Cabinet-maker's Director 13 BB is the plan of the open part of the foot; ccc the plan of the moulding at the bottom; ff the projection of the Table top. 1844 T. Webster Encycl. Domest. Econ. (1845) v. ii. 210 Before the application of the polish, clean the table top by washing it with oil of turpentine. 1886 A. Winchell Walks & Talks in Geol. Field 95 It..projects like a table-top beyond the gravel. 1937 Amer. Home Apr. 116/2 To avoid watermarks, the table top may be finished with marine spar varnish which is then rubbed down with steel wool. 1992 J. Torrington Swing Hammer Swing! iii. 15 The tabletop already had more scrapes and blemishes on it than were on my Jimmie Rodgers record collection. 2. The flat top of a hill, rock, etc. Cf. table n. 23b. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > hill or mountain > [noun] > summit > flat tabletop1808 1808 C. Vancouver Gen. View Agric. Devon xi. 293 He reached and ascended the table top of Haldon. 1862 M. Reid Maroon ii. 14 There the sloping outline ends..abruptly terminating in a square table-top, forty or fifty feet in diameter. 1956 National Geographic Dec. 805 Table-top capes, quiet coves, sea-loud headlands and soft sand beaches alternate along this coastal belt. 1986 New Yorker 22 Sept. 48/3 Towering cliffs..and tabletops. B. adj. (attributive). 1. Designating photography of a subject which can be contained on a tabletop, esp. of a small-scale model which gives the illusion of a larger subject; of or relating to such photography. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > [adjective] > types or methods generally tithonographic1842 instantaneous1851 ferrotype1857 telephotographic1892 telephoto1893 telephotal1904 tabletop1914 time-lapse1926 multiflash1939 synchro-sunlight1940 tele1954 lowlight1984 1914 S. C. Johnson Saturday with my Camera xliv. 368 We can all enter the lists of table-top photography,..and spend our winter evenings counterfeiting, at leisure, many of the most attractive sights of the world. 1923 Kodak Mag. Apr. 58 (heading) Home-made landscapes—a few words on table-top photography. 1956 Focal Encycl. Photogr. 1151/1 There are three different branches of photography open to the photographer who chooses to work within the limits of a table top studio: still life studies, photography of small scale models and creative composition. The last is the true ‘table top photography’. 1956 Focal Encycl. Photogr. 1152/2 Most table-top pictures fail either because they include too many items or because they try to represent the subject accurately and in detail instead of simply suggesting it in a broad effect. 1986 Photogr. Nov. 8/2 A Shift Adapter..takes large-format lenses: table-top photographers take note. 1999 C. Delaney Photogr. your Way (2005) v. 65 When you're working on a tabletop photo, you never know exactly what gizmo you're going to need. 2. That fits or takes place on a table; placed on a table. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > table > [adjective] > is on or can be placed on or takes place on tabletop1945 1945 F. Brown in Astounding Sci.-Fiction Jan. 133/1 There was a boom market in portable and table-top receivers. 1962 Guardian 9 July 5/3 He made table top models of the machines. 1979 Guardian 31 Oct. 1/8 Fagging..includes..retrieving the little red ball when it goes under chairs during games of table-top cricket. 2005 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 24 Feb. 11/4 For five years they struggled to create a technology of big machines in a laboratory of table-top experiments. Compounds tabletop sale n. chiefly British an event at which donated items are set out on tables and offered for sale, usually in order to raise money for charity. ΚΠ 1992 Evening Sentinel (Staffordshire) 24 Apr. 55/4 Table Top Sale, Biddulph Town Hall, Saturday April 25th. 2007 Express & Echo (Exeter) (Nexis) 15 June 13 Alex and his wife Clare are also appealing for donated items for their fundraising tabletop sale at Honiton's Mackarness Hall. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.adj.1754
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