side table

noun

: a table designed to be placed against a wall

Examples of side table in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Hundreds of shoppers recently picked up this rustic side table that’s 40 percent off. Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 11 May 2024 There are stacks of post on the side tables, apparently real, from Christie’s literary agents, addressed to her daughter Rosalind, who lived at Greenway until 2004. Jo Rodgers, Vogue, 3 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for side table 

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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 29 May. 2024.

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