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

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console table

In the corner of the living room, on a console table, was an unremarkable-looking notebook.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

A February sale called “The One” offered everything from Queen Marie Antoinette’s carved console table to Michael Jordan’s own Air Jordan sneakers.

From New York Times ● May 2, 2024

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

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2024

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

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