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.

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coffee-table book

Plural:

coffee-table-books

Origin of Coffee-table Book

So called because it might be displayed on a coffee table in a person's home.

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