console table

American  

[kon-sohl] / ˈkɒn soʊl /

noun

1. a table supported by consoles or brackets fixed to a wall.

2. a table, often with bracketlike legs, designed to fit against a wall.

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console table British  

/ ˈkɒnsəʊl /

noun

1. a table with one or more curved legs of bracket-like construction, designed to stand against a wall

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Etymology

Origin of console table

First recorded in 1805–15

Example Sentences

Any console table, credenza or cabinet that’s in the room where you plan to entertain can work.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 29, 2024

Then place a narrow credenza or console table behind the sofa.

From Washington Post • Jul. 13, 2022

The desk is actually a console table that my wife and I got for free when someone in her old building was giving it away.

From The Verge • Aug. 20, 2021

“I brought out a clear console table and put that in the middle of the trees.”

From New York Times • Sep. 12, 2020

She steadies herself against the whorled bird’s-eye maple console table in our foyer, my parents’ first flea market find as a couple, years before they had me.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed