coffee-table book
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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Word by Word Definitions
: of, relating to, or being an article (such as a book or magazine) intended for display (as on a coffee table)
: a set of written sheets of skin or paper or tablets of wood or ivory
: a set of written, printed, or blank sheets bound together between a front and back cover
: a long written or printed literary composition
: to register (something, such as a name) for some future activity or condition (as to engage transportation or reserve lodgings)
: to schedule engagements for
: to set aside time for
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