coffee tablenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkɒf.i ˌteɪ.bəl/us/ˈkɑː.fi ˌteɪ.bəl/a small, low table on which coffee is served or books and magazines are arranged
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Tables & desks
- bedside table
- bench
- benchtop
- bureau
- card table
- counter
- desk
- desktop
- dressing table
- drop-leaf table
- high table
- kitchen counter
- leaf
- lectern
- table
- trestle
- trestle table
- vanity
- washstand
- work surface
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Examples from literature
- People put lamps, coffee tables, or plants in them so they feel like they’re driving in their living room.
- He walked into the living room and sat across the coffee table from them.
- She picked up the tin robot he'd given her from the coffee table and turned it over in her hands, staring up its skirts at the tuna-fish illustration and the Japanese ideograms.
- There was a stack of guitar magazines on the battered coffee table, and a cozy sofa with an afghan folded neatly on one arm.