coffee table book

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WOTD – 5 July 2019

Etymology

A coffee table book on a coffee table in the living room of a home

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

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Noun

coffee table book (plural coffee table books)

  1. A large book, usually with lavish illustrations, typically displayed on a coffee table.

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