library table

noun

1. a large pedestal writing table or desk.

Word History and Origins

Origin of library table¹

First recorded in 1735–45

Example Sentences

I frequented galleries, museum shows and antique malls searching out and sometimes buying objects of these periods — an oak library table here, a planter stand or lighting fixture there.

From Seattle Times

There’s bacon on the stove and a cake on the icebox; last night’s mahjong tiles, handmade by Carrie, still litter the library table.

From New York Times

Indeed, the book seems an entirely improper one to be placed in the hands of the young or to have a place on the family library table.

From New York Times

She taps her thumb to her fingers under the library table where Ashley Naches can’t see.

From Literature

Now, The Taker grabs her fingers under the library table after their night at Neumos.

From Literature