side table

noun

: a table designed to be placed against a wall

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Curate comfortable seating areas with chaise loungers, side tables, and Adirondack chairs for hosting. Ali Faccenda, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025 Grab these half-off Adirondack chairs, a cozy four-person seating set, and this concrete side table that’s sturdy and won’t blow over in the wind. Megan Schaltegger, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Apr. 2025 The custom bed, side table, vintage pot, and painting are from Roweam. Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 15 Apr. 2025 Highlights included colorful striped cashmere throws hung vertically like a totem pole and a Tomás Alonso glass side table with a playful cedar box top that resembled the world’s most elegant dim sum basket. Liam Hess, Vogue, 11 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for side table

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1500, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of side table was circa 1500

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“Side table.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/side%20table. Accessed 17 May. 2025.

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