dressing table
Americannoun
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dressing tables
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of dressing table
First recorded in 1790–1800
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Sarah Griffin's bedroom at her home in Belfast is like that of most 12-year-old girls - a dressing table littered with make-up, perfume bottles and hair straighteners, with some childhood cuddly toys on the bed.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2023
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
She sits at her dressing table, observing her reflection in the mirror.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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