piecrust table

American

noun

U.S. Furniture.

a table having a top, usually round, with a raised and intricately carved edge.

piecrust table British

/ ˈpaɪˌkrʌst /

noun

a round table, ornamented with carved moulding suggestive of a pie crust

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Etymology

Origin of piecrust table

First recorded in 1900–05

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Knowing her name, where she lived, and seeing the piecrust table where she painstakingly wrote out her manuscripts is interesting, but it's trivia.

From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2012

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