dressing table

American  

noun

dressing tables plural

1. a table or stand, usually surmounted by a mirror, in front of which a person sits while dressing, applying makeup, etc.

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dressing table British  

noun

1. a piece of bedroom furniture with a mirror and a set of drawers for clothes, cosmetics, etc

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• dressing tables
  plural

Etymology

Origin of dressing table

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

dressing table

“I did the calculations sitting at my wife’s dressing table because I didn’t have a desk or an office.”

From Scientific American ● May 20, 2022

According to the weekly publication, some of the other pilfered items are seven gold candelabras, several Russian icons, a 10-piece silver dressing table set and St. Louis gilt crystal glassware and decanters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2022

“At one point, we had every gurney, every dressing table, every embalming table had somebody on it,” he said.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 22, 2021

She used her dressing table as a desk and studied at several different colleges as Army postings moved us all round the country.

From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2021

Kalinda pushes it open, and I see that her mattress is on the floor, but she has the most beautiful dressing table, and her nightstand looks like it’s made from gold.

From "Hurricane Child" by Kheryn Callender