corner table

noun

1. a table of the 18th century having a triangular top with a triangular drop leaf of the same size.

Word History and Origins

Origin of corner table¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

Antoci settled into a corner table on the store’s elevated, planter-box-filled patio with her smoothie, the deep purple concoction a striking contrast against her sleek all-black outfit: thin black sweater, loose satiny black pants, chunky black sunglasses and braided black platform sandals.

From Los Angeles Times

Rasseem sat at a corner table, hunched over his bowl of stew.

From Literature

Tucked at a corner table inside a Barnes & Noble cafe in Logan Town Centre, a sprawling exurban shopping complex in Blair County, he tapped away at two laptops.

From New York Times

It’s a few days before Musgraves is set to perform this month on “Saturday Night Live,” and the singer is seated at a corner table in a restaurant on the Upper East Side.

From Los Angeles Times

The room was dark except for the flickering light of a candle on the corner table.

From Literature