dining table

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noun

a table, especially one seating several persons, where meals are served and eaten, especially the major or more formal meals.

Origin of dining table

First recorded in 1585–95

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Related Words for dining table

counter, buffet, bench, stand, desk, bar, board, wagon, sideboard, console, lectern, bureau, sink, pulpit, slab, dresser

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Historical Examples of dining table

He threw the paper from him in sudden exultation, and danced in to the dining-table.
A Son of the City
Herman Gastrell Seely
It was the pension Bertolini again, the dining-table with the decanters of water and wine.
A Room With A View
E. M. Forster
Beth sat at the dining-table with a book before her, taking no notice.
The Beth Book
Sarah Grand
She was sitting beside the dining-table, balancing a pencil on her finger as she spoke.
The Beth Book
Sarah Grand
The speaker was seated on one side of the dining-table and Mr. Haze on the other.
A Laodicean
Thomas Hardy