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
Examples of coffee-table in a Sentence
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Naaman Zhou, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
Shop the Gallery Further Reading Part history lesson, part coffee-table book, and part private journal, Walter Anderson: The Extraordinary Life and Art of the Islander by Robert St. John and Anthony Thaxton is a gate- way into the mind of the creative genius.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 16 Aug. 2024
Jaclyn Trop, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2024
The statement piece has six shelves to store your favorite books at an angle, plus open storage at the bottom for coffee table books or other decor.
—Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 11 Aug. 2024
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Adjective
Over a coffee-table interrogation, with Straus sitting in, De Vido, who has light-brown hair and wears clear oval glasses, sang like a canary.
—Naaman Zhou, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
Shop the Gallery Further Reading Part history lesson, part coffee-table book, and part private journal, Walter Anderson: The Extraordinary Life and Art of the Islander by Robert St. John and Anthony Thaxton is a gate- way into the mind of the creative genius.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 16 Aug. 2024
Noun
There’s also a tell-all exposé from a megayacht chef, and a beautiful five-and-a-half-pound coffee table book on the history of the Monaco Yacht Club for the salon of your superyacht.
—Jaclyn Trop, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2024
The statement piece has six shelves to store your favorite books at an angle, plus open storage at the bottom for coffee table books or other decor.
—Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 11 Aug. 2024
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“Coffee-table.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coffee-table. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
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