corner table

American  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of corner table

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

At a corner table on the expansive patio of a trendy Frogtown restaurant, Peaches’ blue eyes focus on the hovering waiter.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

The young men at the corner table were, Aaron said, decompressing after a stint in Gaza.

From BBC • Aug. 14, 2025

Song, 36, is sipping tea at a sunny corner table in the restaurant of a West Hollywood hotel along alongside the film’s star, Dakota Johnson.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2025

My brother and I were squeezed into a corner table near the door, which blasted us with cold air each time it opened — but none of that mattered.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2025

Carmen scanned the restaurant and saw me sitting at the corner table.

From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya