drawing table
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of drawing table
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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There are nearly 200 drawings in all, as well as a few objects, including the architect’s drawing table and the wooden model of the Notre-Dame spire, almost 4 feet tall.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026
That means going back to the drawing table and seeing what went wrong.
From Slate • Jan. 20, 2021
A fair number of them had landed in and around suburban Fairfield County, Conn., where they formed a loose community that socialized in between long bouts of solitude at the drawing table.
From Washington Post • Dec. 22, 2017
He had a drawing table in his front room.
From The Guardian • Apr. 28, 2013
Frank’s drawing table takes up most of the basement.
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
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