tea table
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of tea table
First recorded in 1680–90
Example Sentences
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"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
An old lady cries, “It’s the end times” after a disembodied hand hops onto her tea table.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2017
Instead of a chamber pot, Mr. van D. was lugging a collapsible tea table under his arm.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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