tea table

American  

noun

1. a small table for holding a tea service and cups, plates, etc., for several people.

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Other Word Forms

• tea-table
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of tea table

First recorded in 1680–90

Example Sentences

"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

I ask Madam Claire about the other Belles at the teahouse at least once a day, and she sweeps away my questions like dust from a tea table.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton