dressing table
Americannoun
noun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of dressing table
First recorded in 1790–1800
Example Sentences
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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
“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 sits at her dressing table, observing her reflection in the mirror.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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