bridge table
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bridge table
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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As a kid in the 1970s, Betsy Lerner was repelled by the formality of Bakelite napkin rings and polite conversation at her mother’s bridge table.
From Washington Post • May 2, 2016
If Fiona and Aubrey weren’t at the bridge table they might be walking along the halls, Aubrey hanging on to the railing with one hand and clutching Fiona’s arm or shoulder with the other.
From The New Yorker • Oct. 14, 2013
Most greeted Mrs. Poll with a kiss as she sat at a bridge table, playing cards with James.
From New York Times • May 16, 2011
Bridge: The Yeh Brothers Cup 2009 5 Mar 2009: Zia Mahmood: What do these have in common - a fleshly poet, the Duke of Westminster and a particularly irritating experience at the bridge table?
From The Guardian • Dec. 2, 2010
The bridge table is set up in Hilly’s antebellum- style parlor with its deafening grandfather clock and gold swag curtains.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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