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

There’s bacon on the stove and a cake on the icebox; last night’s mahjong tiles, handmade by Carrie, still litter the library table.

From New York Times ● Jan. 20, 2022

Eloise Kropp stands on top of a library table; Bailey guides her through a spin and drop into the arms of Damon Gillespie.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 30, 2019

He always sat directly across from me at one end of the long library table.

From The New Yorker ● Jun. 25, 2018

She taps her thumb to her fingers under the library table where Ashley Naches can’t see.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti