refectory table

noun

Definition of refectory tablenext
as in coffee table

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Recent Examples of refectory table As many calories as this team burns, the menu here runs to a high-volume midday meal of proteins and starches served family-style at the refectory table in the back. — Jeff MacGregor, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2022 The seven bedrooms are augmented by snugs and drawing rooms while a pantry with a refectory table provides breakfasts, as well as private lunches and dinners on request and minibars. — Sarah Turner, Forbes, 28 May 2021 The Hotel Charleston Cartagena was once a convent; today the refectory table at the entry holds a gigantic arrangement of heliotropes and birds-of-paradise. — Maureen Orth, Town & Country, 11 Jan. 2013
Recent Examples of Synonyms for refectory table
  1. coffee table
  2. tea table
  3. board
Noun
  • Place it on your coffee table with a candle and your remotes, and then tote it around with a round of martinis come pre-dinner happy hour.
    — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 27 Aug. 2026
  • From coffee table hardcovers to memoirs, Parton’s books often gifted fans a peek behind her perfectly coiffed hairdo.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of coffee table
Noun
  • Across from the ticket booth, tea tables are set up under the shade of olive trees in what is known as The King's Garden.
    — Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 19 May 2026
  • That table seats four, and a separate lower seating area splits two chairs with a tea table.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Dec. 2025
Definition of tea table
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  • At its last meeting, some RBA board members had considered the case for additional tightening, saying that inflation in the country was still too high.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Jeanan Yasiri Moe is the Director of Strategic Communications and Public Affairs at WARF, an executive coach and a board director.
    — Jeanan Yasiri Moe, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
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