dressing table
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of dressing table
First recorded in 1790–1800
Example Sentences
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"The main bedroom has still got the dressing table where Joanna Page was there with Matthew Horne," said Lisa.
From BBC • Nov. 22, 2025
He specializes in restoring midcentury items, such as a sideboard by the Danish designer Ib Kofod-Larsen and a dressing table by the British design company Archie Shine.
From New York Times • Jul. 12, 2023
“I did the calculations sitting at my wife’s dressing table because I didn’t have a desk or an office.”
From Scientific American • May 20, 2022
According to the weekly publication, some of the other pilfered items are seven gold candelabras, several Russian icons, a 10-piece silver dressing table set and St. Louis gilt crystal glassware and decanters.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2022
She screwed the lipstick down, snapped on the top, then opened the drawer of her dressing table.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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