Dictionary

occasional table en · NOUN

Etymology

From occasional (“for an occasion”) + table.

Meanings

1. Any small table, such as an end table, which has no particular function and may typically be folded away.
   • A cushion-covered divan; three-piece lounge-suite; occasional table, writing table and radio constituted the principal pieces[.] 1936, F.J. Thwaites, chapter XI, in The Redemption, Sydney: H. John Edwards, published 1940, page 119:

Forms

Coordinates

coffee table · side table · end table

Hypernyms

table

Relateds

occasional bookcase · occasional furniture

Translations (13)

de Beitisch (small table having no particular function) · io tableto (small table having no particular function) · it tavolino (small table having no particular function) · de Beistelltisch (small table having no particular function) · nl bijzettafel (small table having no particular function) · de Seitentisch (small table having no particular function) · fr table d'appoint (small table having no particular function) · fi pikkupöytä (small table having no particular function) · pl stolik ozdobny (small table having no particular function) · ru журна́льный сто́лик (small table having no particular function) · de Tischchen (small table having no particular function) · de Nebentisch (small table having no particular function) · de Katzentisch (small table having no particular function)