library table

American  

noun

1. a large pedestal writing table or desk.

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Etymology

Origin of library table

First recorded in 1735–45

Example Sentences

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library table

I frequented galleries, museum shows and antique malls searching out and sometimes buying objects of these periods — an oak library table here, a planter stand or lighting fixture there.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 8, 2023

Indeed, the book seems an entirely improper one to be placed in the hands of the young or to have a place on the family library table.

From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2021

She burns a Buly 1803 Generaux d’Empire scented candle on the 19th-century partner’s-style library table, painted in a black gloss finish, that serves as her desk.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 16, 2018

And yet, on his library table are to be found all sorts of high-brow books — thumbed and worn.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2018

At their gleaming library table, Liyana felt distracted.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye