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DRES-ing-taybl/ˈdresɪŋ ˌteɪbl/

A dressing table (id: dressing-table) is a bedroom table with a mirror, used when you get ready (UK). A desk is for work; a bedside table is smaller by the bed. Halls: a dressing table is not a desk for the essay; the lamp still goes off at quiet hours.

Meaning

A bedroom table with a mirror, used when you get ready (UK).

Examples

• “A dressing table in halls is not a desk for the essay; the lamp still goes off at quiet hours.”
• “A dressing-table stool is not extra seating for a party; guests still break the tenancy numbers.”

Good to know

a dressing table (UK). Contrast: a desk / a bedside table. Halls / boarding. Countable. Mix-up: dressing is getting dressed, or salad dressing; the table is the bedroom one.

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