pier table

American  

noun

1. a low table or console intended to be set between two windows, often beneath a pier glass.

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pier table British  

noun

1. a side table designed to stand against a wall between windows

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Etymology

Origin of pier table

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

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pier table

Also among the lots are a set of six 18th Century Italian engravings of classical statues and a George II-style carved pine pier table, which could attract bids of between £2,000 and £4,000.

From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2023

The first item, a dainty piecrust tea table, sold for $1.2 million; the second, a rectangular pier table less than 3 ft. high, was whisked from the block for $4.6 million.

From Time Magazine Archive

Seated near a pier table, on which a little kettle bubbled over a spirit-lamp, Albine intently watched the alcove curtains.

From Abbe Mouret's Transgression by Zola, Émile

They led her into the hall, and Aunt Cordelia lifted her up on the marble slab of the pier table.

From Emmy Lou's Road to Grace Being a Little Pilgrim's Progress by Martin, George Madden

Large mirrors, with gilt frames of this material, held the places of honour on the marble chimney piece, and on the console, or pier table, which was also of gilt stucco, with a marble slab.

From Illustrated History of Furniture From the Earliest to the Present Time by Litchfield, Frederick