cof·fee-ta·ble
ˈkȯ-fē-ˌtā-bəl 
ˈkä-
: of, relating to, or being an article (such as a book or magazine) intended for display (as on a coffee table)
: a low table customarily placed in front of a sofa
called also cocktail table
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Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 25 Dec. 2025
Now, in this six-pound, 320-page coffee-table book, Benson takes us all on a mindblowing trip into the realm of extreme magnification using the might of scanning electron microscope (SEM) technologies.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 22 Dec. 2025
Quincy Bulin, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2026
There was a blanket folded on the couch, and papers and books chaotically piled on a coffee table and a desk.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
And check out the new Emily in Paris coffee-table book on all the extraordinary fashion from costume designer Marylin Fitoussi, here.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 25 Dec. 2025
Now, in this six-pound, 320-page coffee-table book, Benson takes us all on a mindblowing trip into the realm of extreme magnification using the might of scanning electron microscope (SEM) technologies.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 22 Dec. 2025
Noun
In another furniture category is a rustic coffee table that’s an impressive $439 off.
—Quincy Bulin, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2026
There was a blanket folded on the couch, and papers and books chaotically piled on a coffee table and a desk.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2026
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“Coffee-table.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coffee-table. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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