dressing table

noun

1. a table or stand, usually surmounted by a mirror, in front of which a person sits while dressing, applying makeup, etc.

dressing table

noun

1. a piece of bedroom furniture with a mirror and a set of drawers for clothes, cosmetics, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of dressing table¹

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

A small book, bound in full purple calf, lay half hidden in a nest of fine tissue paper on the dressing-table.

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Then she noticed the letter which the child had given her, still lying on the dressing table, with her gloves.

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Gwynne made a wry face as he sat down before the dressing-table that he might reflect his visage while he brushed his hair.

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The windows and dressing-table were covered with white muslin, and there was a canopy of the same above the little brass bedstead.

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She put on a warm wrap and seated herself at the dressing-table, studying her face critically.

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