dressing table

American  

noun

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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Etymology

Origin of dressing table

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

It was also her turn for a fashion moment when she was later spotted sitting at her dressing table in leopard-print pyjamas.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2025

He specializes in restoring midcentury items, such as a sideboard by the Danish designer Ib Kofod-Larsen and a dressing table by the British design company Archie Shine.

From New York Times • Jul. 12, 2023

“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

It stood open on her dressing table and was tufted inside.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck