corner table

noun

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

Origin of corner table

First recorded in 1920–25

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A teen with magenta hair plopped down at a corner table and locked eyes with an iPhone screen.
How a rural Virginia town came together for an unforgettable pandemic prom | Hannah Natanson | May 7, 2021 | Washington Post
Sally, the American student, was half-asleep at a corner table after a pub crawl.
Rome’s Deadly Pub Crawls Kill American College Student | Barbie Latza Nadeau | March 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
They carried shopping bags and sat side by side at a corner table.
Anne Hathaway's New Fiancé, Adam Shulman, a Mystery Man | Diane Herbst | December 6, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
Over the good things at our corner table we did a little threshing on our own account—and got a lot more chaff and no grain.
The Wreckers | Francis Lynde
I want you to tell me the name of the gentleman and young lady who are sitting over there at the corner table?
Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo | E. Phillips Oppenheim

As Bob and Betty entered a great gust of laughter came from a corner table where a group of men were gathered.
Betty Gordon in the Land of Oil | Alice B. Emerson
There was an air of privilege around that corner table, as though past masters were eating there.
The Forsyte Saga, Volume III. | John Galsworthy
Kate Waddington, her indirect gaze still on that corner table, saw the dark young man smile and bow effusively.
The Readjustment | Will Irwin

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