Meaning of side table | Babel Free

Definitions

A small table intended to be placed beside a larger piece of furniture, such as a bed or sofa.

Examples

“Upon the infinitely wise countrywoman’s suggestion, she goose-penned, from the edge of her bed, on a side table with cabriole legs, a love letter and took five minutes to reread it in a languorous but loud voice […]”

“For his own soiree, Kane went for somewhat more conventional decorations: on a side table, Apothia candles glimmered like fireflies, guarding a taxidermied owl, while masses of delphiniums, hydrangeas, lilacs and old Dutch roses perfumed the air.”

“Lachlan rose to fetch a coffee pot from the side table and idly Holly wondered how those legs coped with the unroominess of canoes.”

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