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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.


console table British  
/ ˈkɒnsəʊl /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of console table

First recorded in 1805–15

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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

A console table and a left-over office chair.

From The Verge ● Aug. 20, 2021

Maybe it’s something you could repurpose: A small writing desk used for home schooling can later become a console table behind your sofa.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 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

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