I. ˈtā-bəl noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tabule & Anglo-French table; both from Latin tabula board, tablet, list
Date: before 12th century
1. : tablet 1a
2.
a. plural : backgammon
b. : one of the two leaves of a backgammon board or either half of a leaf
3.
a. : a piece of furniture consisting of a smooth flat slab fixed on legs
b.
(1) : a supply or source of food
(2) : an act or instance of assembling to eat : meal
sit down to table
c.
(1) : a group of people assembled at or as if at a table
(2) : a legislative or negotiating session
the bargaining table
4. : stringcourse
5.
a. : a systematic arrangement of data usually in rows and columns for ready reference
b. : a condensed enumeration : list
a table of contents
6. : something that resembles a table especially in having a plane surface: as
a. : the upper flat surface of a cut precious stone — see brilliant illustration
b.
(1) : tableland
(2) : a horizontal stratum
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- on the table
- under the table
II. transitive verb
( ta·bled ; ta·bling -b(ə-)liŋ)
Date: 15th century
1. : to enter in a table
2.
a. British : to place on the agenda
b. : to remove (as a parliamentary motion) from consideration indefinitely
c. : to put on a table
III. adjective
Date: 1547
1. : suitable for a table or for use at a table
a table lamp
2. : suitable for serving at a table
table grapes
3. : proper for conduct at a table
table manners