coffee-table book

cof·fee-ta·ble book

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Definitions of coffee-table book words

countable noun coffee-table book A coffee-table book is a large expensive book with a lot of pictures, which is designed to be looked at rather than to be read properly, and is usually placed where people can see it easily. 3
noun coffee-table book a book designed to be looked at rather than read 3
noun coffee-table book 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 3
noun coffee-table book an oversize, expensive, and usually illustrated book suitable for displaying, as on a coffee table. 1
noun coffee-table book large illustrated hardback book 1
noun coffee-table book Alternative spelling of coffee table book. 0

before 1960

One of the 3% newest English words

First recorded in 1960-65

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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