handkerchief table
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of handkerchief table
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
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His students came to him one day looking for a challenge, and Krick remembered a 1740 handkerchief table with a folding top he’d seen in a magazine.
From Washington Times
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