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tea table

tea table noun: a small table upon which tea is set to be served.

Noun

tea table (plural tea tables)

  1. A small table upon which tea is set to be served.
    • Having abundance of roses and ferns and a very artistic taste of her own, she made that tea table such a thing of beauty that when the minister and his wife sat down to it, they exclaimed in chorus over its loveliness.1908, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables
  2. A type of rock column comprising discrete layers, with the top layers being wider than the base due to greater resistance to erosion and weathering.

Forms of tea table

pluraltea tables
alternative formtea-table
alternative formteatable

Questions about tea table

What does tea table mean?
Tea table means a small table upon which tea is set to be served.
What part of speech is tea table?
Tea table is a noun.
What is the plural of tea table?
The plural of tea table is tea tables.

Words near tea table in the dictionary

  1. tea shrubs
  2. tea stick
  3. tea sticks
  4. tea strainer
  5. tea strainers
  6. tea table
  7. tea tables
  8. tea towel
  9. tea towels
  10. tea tray
  11. tea trays

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