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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Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 13 Dec. 2024
The collection also comes with a coffee-table sized book of liner notes by Vivien Goldman, a foreword by Elton John and remembrances from Calello, Jackson Browne, Clive Davis, Lou Adler, John Sebastian and others.
—Gary Graff, Billboard, 9 Dec. 2024
Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 13 Dec. 2024
Even better, its minimalist black-and-white design elevates any bookshelf or coffee table.
—Cristian Esteban, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
In 2019, right before it was announced that James Mangold was writing and directing the Dylan biopic, Levi’s produced a vintage capsule collection for the Asian market that came with its own coffee-table book showcasing the looks.
—Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 13 Dec. 2024
The collection also comes with a coffee-table sized book of liner notes by Vivien Goldman, a foreword by Elton John and remembrances from Calello, Jackson Browne, Clive Davis, Lou Adler, John Sebastian and others.
—Gary Graff, Billboard, 9 Dec. 2024
Noun
Over the decades, certain coffee table books have become their own status symbols (including Architectural Digest at 100: A Century of Style), serving as signifiers of taste.
—Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 13 Dec. 2024
Even better, its minimalist black-and-white design elevates any bookshelf or coffee table.
—Cristian Esteban, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Coffee-table.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coffee-table. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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