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

Neither of them could be bothered to notice me soaring up on the dressing table, dropping into the tufted jewelry case, beside the orchid corsage.

From Literature

In Shai Ashram's bedroom, military berets are hung on a dressing table, upon which there are drawings and photos of her dressed in uniform.

From BBC

Sarah Griffin's bedroom at her home in Belfast is like that of most 12-year-old girls - a dressing table littered with make-up, perfume bottles and hair straighteners, with some childhood cuddly toys on the bed.

From BBC

After gaining access to the room with the spare key, they saw Ms Barnes in their bed, her clothes "strewn around the room" and her false teeth on the dressing table.

From BBC

“I did the calculations sitting at my wife’s dressing table because I didn’t have a desk or an office.”

From Scientific American