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

Example Sentences

The Powder Monkey had the town’s lone reliable wireless Internet connection, and none of the enthusiastic British drinkers seemed to mind, or even notice, the American in the corner table bashing on his Bloomberg machine and talking into his cell phone from two in the afternoon until eleven at night.

From Literature

Rounded out by drummer James Krivchenia, the cosmic folk act has tucked themselves into a corner table, and, at a glance, appear as some of the most unassuming rock stars you will ever find.

From Los Angeles Times

“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

At the Chateau Marmont, Ballesteros blends into a corner table in a leather jacket, nursing an iced Americano, looking younger than his age and more reserved than one might expect from someone who spent six years shadowing Ye’s every move.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From BBC