cocktail table

noun

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The brilliant multidisciplinary artist and her husband, Bill Miller, a former vice president at Morgan Stanley, were holding court at a spindly cocktail table. Helen Holmes, ARTnews.com, 19 Nov. 2024 Upstairs, the room is surrounded on three sides by a new mezzanine level featuring multiple rows of comfortable, leather-look seating, with a tier of cocktail tables and bar-top viewing. Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2024 For example, add a beautiful wood cocktail table that is wire-brushed or hand-scraped with an interesting stain or patina that reveals a deep grain rather than a stark and contemporary lacquer. Christina Cush, Architectural Digest, 24 Sep. 2024 Danish midcentury armchairs and a Pierre Chapo cocktail table form a sitting area in the library. Michael Boodro, Architectural Digest, 9 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cocktail table 

Word History

First Known Use

1913, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cocktail table was in 1913

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“Cocktail table.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cocktail%20table. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.

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