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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Air Mail, 4 Apr. 2026
Decades of background work The coffee-table-sized moon rover — whose launch was expected on Firefly Aerospace's 2029 mission funded by NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program — was tasked to search for lunar water ice, as well as to explore the moon's geology and environment.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 9 Apr. 2026
Metal is most often used in a coffee table’s frame or decorative hardware rather than as the tabletop.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Three new coffee-table books round out that picture.
—Air Mail, 4 Apr. 2026
Decades of background work The coffee-table-sized moon rover — whose launch was expected on Firefly Aerospace's 2029 mission funded by NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program — was tasked to search for lunar water ice, as well as to explore the moon's geology and environment.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
Cuddle it next to a low coffee table to complete the look.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 9 Apr. 2026
Metal is most often used in a coffee table’s frame or decorative hardware rather than as the tabletop.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Coffee-table.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coffee-table. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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