Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A table placed or intended to be placed in the center of a room; specifically, a parlor or drawing-room table.
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Examples
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I wanted a whole grilled fish, and a glistening striped bass was presented, then deftly boned by Dimitri table-side, drizzled with olive oil and lemon, then placed center-table on a bed of saffron rice.
Jay Weston: Xandros -- Greek Food and Dancing in Beverly Hills Jay Weston 2010
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You gonna say anything? asked the once-pretty woman as she maneuvered around the island center-table, setting down two saucers and two cups, and plopped onto the far end of the bay of couches.
The Fugitive Waits Jack Ales-Oruam 2011
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I wanted a whole grilled fish, and a glistening striped bass was presented, then deftly boned by Dimitri table-side, drizzled with olive oil and lemon, then placed center-table on a bed of saffron rice.
Jay Weston: Xandros -- Greek Food and Dancing in Beverly Hills Jay Weston 2010
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I wanted a whole grilled fish, and a glistening striped bass was presented, then deftly boned by Dimitri table-side, drizzled with olive oil and lemon, then placed center-table on a bed of saffron rice.
Jay Weston: Xandros -- Greek Food and Dancing in Beverly Hills Jay Weston 2010
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I wanted a whole grilled fish, and a glistening striped bass was presented, then deftly boned by Dimitri table-side, drizzled with olive oil and lemon, then placed center-table on a bed of saffron rice.
Jay Weston: Xandros -- Greek Food and Dancing in Beverly Hills Jay Weston 2010
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He stumblingly lugged a heavy pile of dishes from the center-table to the kitchen, shook and beat and folded the table-cover, stuck the chairs atop the table, and began to sweep.
Our Mr. Wrenn 2004
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On a golden-oak center-table was a large lamp with a mosaic shade, and through its mingled bits of green and red and pearl glass stormed the brilliance of a mantle-light.
Our Mr. Wrenn 2004
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They settled themselves about the glowing, glancing, glittering, golden-oak center-table.
Our Mr. Wrenn 2004
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"Jonathan Jackson, if you don't get married again before long I don't know what'll become of you," she remarked, as she wrote her name with the end of her finger in the dust on the center-table.
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Moving to the center-table, he switched on the electric lamp, and looked at the blur again.
The Girl and The Bill An American Story of Mystery, Romance and Adventure Bannister Merwin
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