coffee-table book
[ kaw-fee -tey-buhl, kof-ee- ]
/ ˈkɔ fi ˌteɪ bəl, ˈkɒf i- /
noun
an oversize, expensive, and usually illustrated book suitable for displaying, as on a coffee table.
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Origin of coffee-table book
First recorded in 1960–65
Words nearby coffee-table book
coffee ring, coffee royal, coffee shop, coffee spoon, coffee table, coffee-table book, coffee tree, coffer, cofferdam, coffered, Coffeyville
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British Dictionary definitions for coffee-table book
coffee-table book
noun
a book designed to be looked at rather than read
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