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Meaning of "writing table" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WRITING TABLE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WRITING TABLE

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Writing table is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WRITING TABLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

writing table

Writing table

A writing table has a series of drawers directly under the surface of the table, to contain writing implements, so that it may serve as a desk. Antique versions have the usual divisions for the inkwell, the blotter and the sand or powder tray in one of the drawers, and a surface covered with leather or some other material less hostile to the quill or the fountain pen than simple hard wood. Writing table, about 1750, Gaspard Feilt, France V&A Museum no. 1052:1 to 5-1882 In form, a writing table is a pedestal desk without the pedestals, having legs instead to hold it up. This is why such tables are sometimes called leg desks. The writing table is often called a "bureau plat" when it is done in a French style such as Louis XVI, Art Nouveau, etc. When a writing table is supported by two legs instead of four, it is usually called a trestle desk. The writing table is also sometimes called a library table, because it was often placed in a rich individual's library. This was the room in a house where a gentleman would keep literature and also do his business transactions.

Definition of writing table in the English dictionary

The definition of writing table in the dictionary is a table designed or used for writing at.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WRITING TABLE

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Writings
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Written Law
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WORDS THAT END LIKE WRITING TABLE

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Synonyms and antonyms of writing table in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «writing table» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WRITING TABLE

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The translations of writing table from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «writing table» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

写字台
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

escritorio
570 millions of speakers

English

writing table
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लेखन मेज
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الكتابة الجدول
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

письменный стол
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

escrivaninha
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লেখার টেবিল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Table d´écriture
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menulis jadual
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schreibtisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ライティングテーブル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

쓰기 테이블
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nulis meja
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

bàn viết
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எழுதுதல் அட்டவணை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लेखन सारणी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yazma masası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scrittoio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

stół do pisania
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

письмовий стіл
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

masă de scris
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γραπτώς πίνακα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skryftafel
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

skrivbord
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skrivebord
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of writing table

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WRITING TABLE»

The term «writing table» is normally little used and occupies the 118.323 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WRITING TABLE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about writing table

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WRITING TABLE»

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Paul and First-Century Letter Writing: Secretaries, ...
It was initially identified as a writing table because it was in a room archaeologists had labeled the Scriptorium (a room for copying manuscripts) because two portable inkwells had been found scattered among the debris. This is significant for it ...
E. Randolph Richards, 2004
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Queer Phenomenology: Orientations, Objects, Others
We can thus see that although Husserl faces his writing table, this does not mean the table is perceived as an object. Even though the table is before him, it might also be in the background. We might not even "see" the writing table when we ...
Sara Ahmed, 2006
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Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office
In a telegraph system, transmitting and receiving stations each provided with a suitably-suspended pendulum and a writing- table controlled thereby, a motor- circuit for actuating said pendulums synchronously, a writing-circuit for operating  ...
United States. Patent Office, 1905
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Handbook of Ornament
The Writing-table is a product of modern civilisation. In earlier times, when writing was the privilege of the select few, the common table evidently served the purpose. It is also true that the old caligraphers, used special writing apparatus, either ...
Franz Sales Meyer, 2012
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A handbook of ornament
French, 18th century, Garde-meuble, Paris, (Ragnenet). 'Modern, Renascence style. . Modern. Modern, French, Paris, (Ragnenet). O} Ui-PCONb-l Hl-l Poi-OW“ THE WRITING-TABLE. (Plate 252.) The peculiar construction of the Writing-table  ...
F.S. Meyer
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The Law Journal for the Year 1832-1949: Comprising Reports ...
In the absence of all evidence, the presumption certainly would be, there being a writing-table in the room, a table expressly adapted for the purposes of writing, that the writing materials would be found upon that table, and that the candles ...
‎1827
7
Comprising Reports of Cases in the Courts of Chancery, ...
In the absence of all evidence, (he presumption certainly would, be, there being a writing-table in the room, a table expressly adapted for the purposes of writing, that the writing materials would be found upon that table, and that the candles ...
‎1827
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The Law Journal
was.' In the absence • of all evidence, the presumption certainly would be, there being a writing-table in the room, a table expressly adapted for the purposes of writing, that the writing materials would be found upon that table, and that the ...
‎1827
9
The Power of Writing in Organizations: From Letters to ...
List. of. Tables. Table 2.1 The mechanisms of writing Table 3.1 Writing's mechanisms and their effects on emotional expression Table 3.2 Expressing emotions in organizational letters Table 3.3 Expressing emotions in personal letters Table ...
Anne-Laure Fayard, Anca Metiu, 2013
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French Furniture and Gilt Bronzes: Baroque and Régence : ...
15 CARD AND WRITING TABLE (table a quadrille brisi) French, ca. 1730 Maker unknown Oak* and fir* veneered with amaranth, blood wood, kingwood and wamara; mahogany; drawers of walnut* and oak; bronze mounts; silvered-bronze  ...
Gillian Wilson, 2008

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WRITING TABLE»

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Oliver Sacks: My Periodic Table
At one end of my writing table, I have element 81 in a charming box, sent to me by element-friends in England: It says, “Happy Thallium Birthday,”a souvenir of ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
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Brontë sisters' writing table has pride of place as Haworth museum …
THE BRONTË sisters' writing table took pride of place when the Parsonage Museum reopened on Sunday. Visitors were able to see the drop-leaf table in its ... «Keighley News, Feb 15»
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Bronte writing table goes on show at Haworth Parsonage
A writing table at which the Brontë sisters penned some of their greatest ... The table, which witnessed the creation of Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights and ... «BBC News, Feb 15»
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Home Office: Choosing the Right Writing Desk
A writing desk is a central feature of style and inspiration. Naturally, many people do not use writing tables for the purpose that they were originally intended, due ... «LubbockOnline.com, Dec 13»

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