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occasional table

British  

noun

  1. a small table with no regular use

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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I feel like I’m being given an occasional table scrap.

From Washington Post • Jan. 12, 2023

And for the firm’s take on an occasional table by James Mont, Kindel artisans replicated the original’s unusual copper-and-silver camouflage-like finish.

From Architectural Digest • Aug. 19, 2014

Stop for a rest on the comfy couches at the hunting-themed Jägerhalle, staring at the framed paintings on the ceiling or entering one of the bar’s occasional table tennis tournaments.

From New York Times • Jan. 23, 2014

Perry looks at me across the highly polished occasional table, a taxi's horn just penetrating the triple glazing.

From The Guardian • Jun. 3, 2010

Between the hall and the right window, an occasional table.

From Night Must Fall : a Play in Three Acts by Williams, Emlyn

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