Coffee-table Book Definition
kôfē-tābəl, kŏfē-
noun
A large, lavishly produced book with many illustrations and, often, an inferior text, esp. one regarded as being for ostentatious display, as on a coffee table.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Coffee-table Book
Noun
Singular:
coffee-table book
Plural:
coffee-table-booksOrigin of Coffee-table Book
So called because it might be displayed on a coffee table in a person's home.
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