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 The simple, polyresin lion goes anywhere, from your fireplace to your bookcase, shelf, or console table. Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2024 That’s evident in the way that the period minimalism of the original moldings are amplified with an elegant ivory and gold console table, or a vintage Ethan Allen sofa was reupholstered in a golden tan Kravet velvet that Nozawa’s team sourced. Mark Holgate, Vogue, 9 Aug. 2024 This minimalist console table is the perfect entryway addition to hold your keys, wallet, and perhaps a few of your favorite coffee table books. Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 26 July 2024 Mix a few fore-edge-facing book stacks on your console table to help balance the scale of other display items, suggests Guacheta. Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 July 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 20 Sep. 2024.

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