tea table
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of tea table
First recorded in 1680–90
Example Sentences
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There, you’ll likely find her with a mug in hand, leaning against the door frame of her tree house and waiting for you to join her at a Japanese-style tea table.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2024
"We were one of the few families who also sat together at the tea table for the evening meal."
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2023
After perusing the outdoor stalls here, Xing moves from shop to shop, sitting down at one elegant tea table after another to chat with owners.
From Science Magazine ● May 23, 2019
If Parliament can’t decide, Her Majesty could conceivably be left waiting alone at the tea table.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 26, 2019
She'd draped it over a tea table and set it out in the Close's courtyard.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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