drawing table
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of drawing table
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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There are nearly 200 drawings in all, as well as a few objects, including the architect’s drawing table and the wooden model of the Notre-Dame spire, almost 4 feet tall.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026
It includes a reading room, an interactive drawing table where visitors can make their own works, and a series of special programs.
From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2022
That means going back to the drawing table and seeing what went wrong.
From Slate • Jan. 20, 2021
There wasn’t much to it: just our two desks side by side, a drawing table for her art and a cage for her squirrels.
From The Guardian • Sep. 15, 2019
On Amherst Street, Gogol sits at his grandfather’s drawing table, poking through a tin full of dried-out nibs.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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