refectory table

noun

Definition of refectory tablenext
as in coffee table

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Recent Examples of refectory table As many calories as this team burns, the menu here runs to a high-volume midday meal of proteins and starches served family-style at the refectory table in the back. — Jeff MacGregor, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2022 The seven bedrooms are augmented by snugs and drawing rooms while a pantry with a refectory table provides breakfasts, as well as private lunches and dinners on request and minibars. — Sarah Turner, Forbes, 28 May 2021 The Hotel Charleston Cartagena was once a convent; today the refectory table at the entry holds a gigantic arrangement of heliotropes and birds-of-paradise. — Maureen Orth, Town & Country, 11 Jan. 2013
Recent Examples of Synonyms for refectory table
  1. coffee table
  2. tea table
  3. board
Noun
  • Either way, their kids are left to their own devices, which means snorting coke off the coffee table, doing homework during happy hour, and hosting lavish parties at their big empty homes in the Hollywood hills.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Got Talent in 2020—Diptyque candles can be spotted in the background among coffee table books and other home decor.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of coffee table
Noun
  • Across from the ticket booth, tea tables are set up under the shade of olive trees in what is known as The King's Garden.
    — Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 19 May 2026
  • That table seats four, and a separate lower seating area splits two chairs with a tea table.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Dec. 2025
Definition of tea table
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  • For the 18-month moratorium, Webb is listed as the sponsor, according to board meeting materials.
    — Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Today, while not nominating himself for said CNN editorial board, Emanuel made sure to avoid all that.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of board

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