corner table

American  

noun

1. a table of the 18th century having a triangular top with a triangular drop leaf of the same size.

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Etymology

Origin of corner table

First recorded in 1920–25

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Example Sentences

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corner table

It still accepts orders until 2 a.m., so we settled into a corner table to survey the buzzing scene.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

“I would film 15, 18 hours sometimes, and the rest of those hours I was in transit,” says Ballesteros, now 26, seated at a corner table at the Chateau Marmont.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2025

The young men at the corner table were, Aaron said, decompressing after a stint in Gaza.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2025

My brother and I were squeezed into a corner table near the door, which blasted us with cold air each time it opened — but none of that mattered.

From Salon ● Mar. 25, 2025

When we settle in a corner table in the coffee shop across the street, Angie searches inside her purse and puts on another coat of pale lipstick, using her phone as a mirror.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez

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