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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Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2025
If there were to be a museum (or, at least, a coffee-table book) collecting examples of this highly specific form of ache, Chalifoux would make a worthy cover—a closeup of her face, amid rows of her fellow-musicians, piccolo still affixed to her lips, playing through tears.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2025
Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 18 Apr. 2025
For pure ‘80s opulence, the Dynasty suite has a lucite and glass coffee table and a Maralunga sofa by Italian architect Vico Magistretti, freshly recovered in leather.
—Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
In 2004, the Deitch Projects gallery, in New York City, debuted a splashy exhibition of new work by Terry Richardson, accompanied by the publication of his coffee-table book, both titled Terryworld.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2025
If there were to be a museum (or, at least, a coffee-table book) collecting examples of this highly specific form of ache, Chalifoux would make a worthy cover—a closeup of her face, amid rows of her fellow-musicians, piccolo still affixed to her lips, playing through tears.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2025
Noun
The best outdoor coffee tables bring the comforts of your living room to your back yard.
—Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 18 Apr. 2025
For pure ‘80s opulence, the Dynasty suite has a lucite and glass coffee table and a Maralunga sofa by Italian architect Vico Magistretti, freshly recovered in leather.
—Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Coffee-table.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coffee-table. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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