COFFEE-TABLE BOOK

Meaning of COFFEE-TABLE BOOK in English

( coffee-table books)

A coffee-table book is a large expensive book with a lot of pictures, which is designed to be looked at rather than to be read properly, and is usually placed where people can see it easily.

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне. 2006

COFFEE-TABLE BOOK — /kaw"fee tay'beuhl, kof"ee-/ an oversize, expensive, and usually illustrated book suitable for displaying, as on a coffee table. [ 1960-65 …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COFFEE-TABLE BOOK — ■ noun a large, lavishly illustrated book, intended especially for casual reading.
Concise Oxford English vocab
COFFEE-TABLE BOOK — coffee-table book BrE AmE ˈkɒf i teɪb ə l ˌbʊk § -ˌbuːk AmE ˈkɔːf- ˈkɑːf-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
COFFEE-TABLE BOOK — noun a large expensive book containing many pictures or photographs, that is designed for people to look through rather than …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COFFEE TABLE BOOK — ˈcoffee table ˌbook BrE AmE noun [countable] a large expensive book that has a lot of pictures in it and …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COFFEE-TABLE BOOK — (~s) A ~ is a large expensive book with a lot of pictures, which is designed to be looked at …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
COFFEE TABLE BOOK — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ She wanders over to a shelf as he watches her-and picks out a quite smart …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COFFEE-TABLE BOOK — подарочное издание большого формата с многочисленными иллюстрациями, часто по искусству обыкн. кладётся на кофейный столик
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
COFFEE-TABLE BOOK — богато иллюстрированное издание большого формата (часто подарочное)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
COFFEE-TABLE BOOK — богато иллюстрированное издание большого формата ( часто подарочное )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
COFFEE-TABLE BOOK — богато иллюстрированное издание большого формата ( часто подарочное )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
COFFEE-TABLE BOOK — богато иллюстрированное издание большого формата ( часто подарочное )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
COFFEE TABLE BOOK — подарочное издание
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
COFFEE TABLE BOOK — подарочное издание
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
COFFEE-TABLE BOOK — подарочное издание большого формата с многочисленными иллюстрациями, часто по искусству обыкн. кладётся на кофейный столик
Великобритания - Лингвострановедческий словарь
COFFEE-TABLE BOOK — богато иллюстрированное издание большого формата (часто подарочное)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
COFFEE — Tropical evergreen shrub of the genus Coffea , in the madder family , or its seeds, called beans; also the …
Английский словарь Британика
BOOK — I Written (or printed) message of considerable length, meant for circulation and recorded on any of various materials that are …
Английский словарь Британика
TABLE — I. ˈtābəl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tabule & Old French table; both from Medieval …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BOOK — I. ˈbu̇k noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bōc; akin to Old High German buoh book, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COFFEE — ˈkȯfē, -fi also ˈkäf- noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Italian & Turkish; Italian caffè, from Turkish kahve …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TABLE — — tableless , adj. /tay"beuhl/ , n. , v. , tabled, tabling , adj. n. 1. an article of furniture …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COFFEE — /kaw"fee, kof"ee/ , n. 1. a beverage consisting of a decoction or infusion of the roasted ground or crushed seeds …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOOK — — bookless , adj. — booklike , adj. /book/ , n. 1. a written or printed work of fiction or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COFFEE — n. strong caffeine beverage made from water filtered through coffee beans; tropical small tree and shrub that produce coffee beans; …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BOOK — I. ˈbu̇k noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bōc; akin to Old High German buoh book, Gothic boka letter …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COFFEE — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Italian & Turkish; Italian caffè, from Turkish kahve, from Arabic qahwa Date: 1598 1. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TABLE
Webster English vocab
COFFEE — noun the coffee tree. 2. coffee ·noun the beverage made from the roasted and ground berry. 3. coffee ·noun the …
Webster English vocab
BOOK — noun a composition, written or printed; a treatise. 2. book ·vt to enter, write, or register in a book or …
Webster English vocab
COFFEE — [cof.fee] n, often attrib [It & Turk; It caffe, fr. Turk kahve, fr. Ar qahwa] (1598) 1 a: a beverage …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BOOK — [book] n [ME, fr. OE boc; akin to OHG buoh book, Goth boka letter] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a set …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COFFEE — tropical evergreen shrub belonging to the genus Coffea of the Rubiaceae, or madder, family; or its seeds, called beans; or …
Britannica English vocabulary
BOOK — published work of literature or scholarship; the term has been defined by UNESCO for statistical purposes as a non-periodical printed …
Britannica English vocabulary
COFFEE — coffee BrE AmE ˈkɒf i AmE \ ˈkɔːf i ˈkɑːf- ▷ coffee|s z — Preference poll, American English: ˈkɔːf- 57%, …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TABLE — / ˈteɪbl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun FURNITURE 1. a piece of furniture that consists of a flat …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COFFEE — / ˈkɒfi; NAmE ˈkɔː-; ˈkɑː-/ noun 1. [ U , C ] the roasted seeds (called coffee beans ) of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOOK — / bʊk; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun PRINTED WORK 1. [ C ] a set of printed pages …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TABLE — I. ta ‧ ble 1 S1 W1 /ˈteɪb ə l/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COFFEE — cof ‧ fee S1 W2 /ˈkɒfi $ ˈkɒːfi, ˈkɑːfi/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Italian ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BOOK — I. book 1 S1 W1 /bʊk/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: boc ] 1 . PRINTED …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TABLE — n. & v. --n. 1 a piece of furniture with a flat top and one or more legs, providing a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
COFFEE — n. 1 a a drink made from the roasted and ground beanlike seeds of a tropical shrub. b a cup …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BOOK — n. & v. --n. 1 a a written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together along one …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TABLE — n. & v. n. 1 a piece of furniture with a flat top and one or more legs, providing a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
COFFEE — n. 1 a a drink made from the roasted and ground beanlike seeds of a tropical shrub. b a cup …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BOOK — n. & v. n. 1 a a written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together along one …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TABLE — n. & v. --n. 1. a piece of furniture with a flat top and one or more legs, providing a …
Oxford English vocab
COFFEE — n.1 a a drink made from the roasted and ground beanlike seeds of a tropical shrub. b a cup of …
Oxford English vocab
BOOK — n. & v. --n. 1. a a written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together along one …
Oxford English vocab
COFFEE — ( coffees) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Coffee is a hot …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOOK — ( books, booking, booked) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A book …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TABLE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a breakfast table/room ▪ The house has a large kitchen and a breakfast room. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COFFEE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BOOK — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a booking fee ( also a service fee American English ) (= a charge …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COFFEE — [noun] - a dark brown powder with a strong flavour and smell that is made by crushing the beans of …
Cambridge English vocab
BOOK — (TEXT) [noun] [C] - a set of pages that have been fastened together inside a cover to be read or …
Cambridge English vocab
COFFEE — n. Tropical evergreen shrub of the genus Coffea , in the madder family , or its seeds, called beans; also …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BOOK — n. Book of Changes book club Book of Common Prayer Book of Kells Book of the Dead comic book Domesday …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
TABLE — Synonyms and related words : Domesday Book, account, account book, address book, adjourn, adversaria, album, alkali flat, alluvial plain, ambo, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
COFFEE — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ strong ▪ weak ▪ black , dark ▪ a mug of strong black ~ ▪ milky ( …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
TABLE — n. 25B6; noun put the plates on the table : bench, buffet, stand, counter, work surface, worktop; desk, bar. See …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
COFFEE — n. 25B6; noun N. Amer. informal joe, java. See list. Coffee Drinks café au lait latte macchiato café noir mocha …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
COFFEE — Founded in 1882 as the Coffee Exchange of the City of New York. In 1916, the exchange changed its name …
A Guide to Futures and Options Market Technology English vocab

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