table

table: table [tā′bəl]

n.

[OFr < L tabula, a board, painting, tablet < ? IE * taldhla < base * tel-, flat, a board > OE thille, thin board, flooring]

1. Obs. a thin, flat tablet or slab of metal, stone, or wood, used for inscriptions

2.

a) a piece of furniture consisting of a flat, horizontal top usually set on legs

b) such a table set with food for a meal

c) food served at table; feasting as entertainment

d) the people seated at a table to eat, talk, etc.

e) a meeting at which issues are discussed, negotiations are conducted, etc. [they brought fresh offers to the table]

3. any of various large, flat-topped pieces of furniture or equipment used for games, as a working surface, etc. [pool table, examining table]

4.

a) a compact, systematic list of details, contents, etc.

b) a compact arrangement of related facts, figures, values, etc. in orderly sequence, and usually in rows and columns, for convenience of reference [the multiplication table]

5. TABLELAND

6. the flat upper surface of certain styles of faceted gems: see GEM

7. Anat. the hard inner or outer layer of the bony tissue of the skull

8. Archit.

a) any horizontal, projecting piece, as a molding or cornice; stringcourse

b) a plain or decorated rectangular piece set into or raised on a wall; panel

9. Backgammon either of the two folding leaves of a backgammon board

adj.

1. of, for, or on a table

2. fit for serving at table [table salt]

vt.

tabled, tabling

1. Obs. to make a list or compact arrangement of; tabulate

2. to put on a table

☆ 3. to postpone indefinitely the discussion or consideration of (a legislative bill, motion, etc.)

4. Brit. to submit for discussion or consideration

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at table

at a meal

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on the table

☆ postponed or shelved: said of a bill, etc.

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the tables

laws, as the Ten Commandments or ancient Roman codes, inscribed on flat stone slabs

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turn the tables

to reverse completely a situation as it affects two opposing persons or groups

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under the table Informal

1. covertly, as a bribe

2. drunk to the point of unconsciousness

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Synonyms:

Slab, tablet / Stand (to take food from), board / Food, diet, provision, fare, repast, victuals, entertainment / Table-company / Index, list, catalogue, syllabus / Synopsis, condensed statement, Flat, plain, level, even

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table — [ tabl ] n. f. • 1050; var. taule XIIIe (→ tôle); lat. tabula « planche, tablette » I ♦ Objet formé essentiellement d une surface plane horizontale, généralement supportée par un pied, des pieds, sur lequel on peut poser des objets. 1 ♦ Surface… … Encyclopédie Universelle
table — TABLE. s. f. Meuble ordinairement de bois, fait d un ou de plusieurs ais, & posé sur un, ou plusieurs pieds; & dont on se sert pour manger, pour escrire, pour joüer, &c. Table de chesne. table de bois de noyer. table de marqueterie. table à un… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
TABLE — Table, s. f., terme très étendu qui a plusieurs significations. Table à manger, table de jeu, table à écrire. Première table, seconde table, table du commun. Table de buffet, table d hôte, où l on mange à tant par repas; bonne table,… … Dictionnaire philosophique de Voltaire
Table — Ta ble, n. [F., fr. L. tabula a board, tablet, a painting. Cf. {Tabular}, {Taffrail}, {Tavern}.] 1. A smooth, flat surface, like the side of a board; a thin, flat, smooth piece of anything; a slab. [1913 Webster] A bagnio paved with fair tables… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
table — Ta ble, n. [F., fr. L. tabula a board, tablet, a painting. Cf. {Tabular}, {Taffrail}, {Tavern}.] 1. A smooth, flat surface, like the side of a board; a thin, flat, smooth piece of anything; a slab. [1913 Webster] A bagnio paved with fair tables… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
table — Table, f. penac. Vient par syncope du Latin Tabula, comme de Seculum, Crustulum, Seclum, Crustlum, et signifie en general un ais de bois long et quarré. Selon laquelle signification on dit Entablature, où plusieurs tels ais sont rengez pair à… … Thresor de la langue françoyse
Table A — A standard set of Articles of Association which can be incorporated by reference in the Articles of Association of any company. It is usually used to cover non essential procedural issues. Found in the Companies (Tables A F) Regulations 1985… … Law dictionary
table — [n1] furniture upon which to work, eat bar, bench, board, buffet, bureau, console, counter, desk, dining table, dinner table, dresser, lectern, pulpit, sideboard, sink, slab, stand, wagon; concept 443 table [n2] meal bill of fare, board, cuisine … New thesaurus
Table — Ta ble (t[=a] b l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tabled} (t[=a] b ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Tabling} (t[=a] bling).] 1. To form into a table or catalogue; to tabulate; as, to table fines. [1913 Webster] 2. To delineate, as on a table; to represent, as in a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
table — ► NOUN 1) a piece of furniture with a flat top and one or more legs, for eating, writing, or working at. 2) a set of facts or figures systematically displayed. 3) (tables) multiplication tables. 4) food provided in a restaurant or household: food … English terms dictionary

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