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
  • Fans will appreciate the one-of-a-kind decor and furnishings, including original seats from the ballpark, an authentic scoreboard and a coffee table signed by Red Sox players.
    — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 2 July 2026
  • That extra width really shows in the living room, which contains a sofa, a coffee table, and an entertainment center with a TV.
    — Adam Williams July 01, New Atlas, 1 July 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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  • The Ramsey County board unanimously approved a salary increase for county manager Ling Becker on Tuesday.
    — Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 7 July 2026
  • Lately, Klassen has brought those anthropomorphic gifts to board books, those indestructible literary objects that are larger than a cellphone and smaller than a tablet and far better than either for your child’s attention span, mood, and gums.
    — Casey Cep, New Yorker, 7 July 2026
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