console table

noun

: a table fixed to a wall with its top supported by consoles or front legs
broadly : a table designed to fit against a wall

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Examples of console table in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Find it on Amazon Organize Your Space With This Console Behind The Sofa The narrow console table is designed to fit in tight spaces and offers multiple charging ports, providing functionality and convenience. Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2024 Use a tortoiseshell tray on your vanity to hold jewelry or keepsakes, or place a tray on your console table as an elegant catchall for keys, wallets, and spare change. Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2024 This popular console table comes with a drawer and two open shelves, and it’s made in several wood stains. Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 9 Oct. 2024 Use them when cooking to hold spices and seasoning, place on your foyer console table to drop loose change in, or keep them in the bedroom to display your jewelry. Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 9 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for console table 

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Word History

First Known Use

1807, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of console table was in 1807

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“Console table.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/console%20table. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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