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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William Gavin, Quartz, 7 Jan. 2025
There was even a coffee-table book on woodworking, a hobby of his.
—Rick Rojas, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Guests had a glimpse at new designs like the Velasquez coffee table made with Canaletto walnut created by Swiss studio Herzog & de Meuron for the Les Trois Rois hotel in Basel, Switzerland.
—Sofia Celeste, WWD, 22 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
Trump wrote in a coffee-table book published in September called Saving America that Zuckerberg plotted against him in the 2020 election.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 7 Jan. 2025
There was even a coffee-table book on woodworking, a hobby of his.
—Rick Rojas, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Noun
New for this year is a string of new hotel openings and a new coffee table book, Madrid Chic, by Assouline, which celebrates the richness of the metropolis.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Guests had a glimpse at new designs like the Velasquez coffee table made with Canaletto walnut created by Swiss studio Herzog & de Meuron for the Les Trois Rois hotel in Basel, Switzerland.
—Sofia Celeste, WWD, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Coffee-table.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coffee-table. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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