sofa table
sofa table noun: a long, narrow, waist-high table intended to be placed behind or in front of a sofa, used to hold lamps, reading materials, etc.
Noun
sofa table (plural sofa tables)
- A long, narrow, waist-high table intended to be placed behind or in front of a sofa, used to hold lamps, reading materials, etc.
- […] Mrs. Everley unexpectedly entered the drawing-room with her work-bag upon her arm, and declared she was come to spend a neighbourly and notable evening with us. We extremely applauded the design; gave her the most honourable place near the fire; drew forward a sofa-table, and, armed with...1808, Sarah Burney, “Letter 1”, in Geraldine Fauconberg, volume 3, page 2
- Mr. Cheesacre, when he saw the array [of food] on the long sofa-table, knew that he was to prepare himself for some resistance;1865, Anthony Trollope, chapter 19, in Can You Forgive Her?, page 85
Forms of sofa table
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Questions about sofa table
- What does sofa table mean?
- Sofa table means a long, narrow, waist-high table intended to be placed behind or in front of a sofa, used to hold lamps, reading materials, etc.
- What part of speech is sofa table?
- Sofa table is a noun.
- What is the plural of sofa table?
- The plural of sofa table is sofa tables.
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