dining table

noun

1. a table, especially one seating several persons, where meals are served and eaten, especially the major or more formal meals.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dining table¹

First recorded in 1585–95

Example Sentences

Our dining table was always filled to the brim with an elaborate spread of homemade entrees and sweets.

From Salon

His dad put the newspaper in front of him at the dining table and told him that he should know what everyone else was seeing in the paper.

From Slate

Some showed off efforts to improve their living situation, including a dining table made of pallets, and plant beds lined with coconut husks.

From BBC

“There are two bunk beds in there, there’s a double bed and there’s a fold-up dining table,” she says.

From BBC

As we sat at her dining table, Dressback shared that she sensed she was gay in high school but said that “it sort of felt clear to me that I couldn’t have that life here.”

From Salon

Related Words

• bar
• bench
• board
• buffet
• counter
• desk
• dinner table
• stand