Definition of coffee-table book
: a large expensive book with many pictures that is typically placed on a table for people to look at in a casual way
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coffee-table
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: of, relating to, or being an article (such as a book or magazine) intended for display (as on a coffee table)
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: a low table customarily placed in front of a sofa —called also cocktail table
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: a set of written sheets of skin or paper or tablets of wood or ivory
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: a set of written, printed, or blank sheets bound together between a front and back cover
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: a long written or printed literary composition
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: to register (something, such as a name) for some future activity or condition (as to engage transportation or reserve lodgings)
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: to schedule engagements for
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: to set aside time for
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