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Definition of Drop-leaf table
1. Noun. A table that has a drop-leaf to enlarge its surface.
Definition of Drop-leaf table
1. Noun. A table having a hinged section that can be fixed in a horizontal position to extend the table and is folded down when not needed. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Drop-leaf Table
Literary usage of Drop-leaf table
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Due Reverence: Antiques in the Possession of the American Philosophical Society by Murphy D. Smith, . (1992)
"... the closed width is 21 Vis"; and the open width is 4o'A".3 This table is
depicted in Blue Book, Philadelphia Furniture* Fig. 33. Drop-Leaf Table ..."
2. Due Reverence: Antiques in the Possession of the American Philosophical Society by Murphy D. Smith (1992)
"... the closed width is 2\W; and the open width is 4o'A".3 This table is depicted
in Blue Book, Philadelphia Furniture.* Fig. 33. Drop-Leaf Table ..."
3. The Craftsman by Gustav Stickley (1905)
"THE drop-leaf table THIS is a table suited to many uses. ... Pieces I 2 2 2 2 I
2 drop-leaf table MILL BILL ROUGH Use oak, cherry, maple, or one of the hard ..."
4. Furniture Designing and Draughting: Notes on the Elementary Forms, Methods by Alvan Crocker Nye (1907)
"Two varieties of this style are illustrated on Plate V. The first is an old-style
drop-leaf table pivoted at the middle of the top. ..."
5. The House: Its Plan, Decoration and Care by Isabel Bevier (1907)
"The staining and painting of floors has already been A Drop Leaf Table. ...
A drop-leaf table may be an added convenience. A table, preferably with two ..."
6. De Luxe Illustrated Catalogue of the Extensive and Very Valuable Artistic ...by Luigi Orselli, Horace Townsend, American Art Association by Luigi Orselli, Horace Townsend, American Art Association (1921)
"699—FLORENTINE drop-leaf table Sixteenth Century Circular top with two hinged
... 703—TUSCAN WALNUT drop-leaf table Fifteenth Century Circular top, ..."
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