Definition of "center-table" []

• A table placed or intended to be placed in the center of a room; specifically, a parlor or drawing-room table. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "You gonna say anything? asked the once-pretty woman as she maneuvered around the island center-table, setting down two saucers and two cups, and plopped onto the far end of the bay of couches."
• "I wanted a whole grilled fish, and a glistening striped bass was presented, then deftly boned by Dimitri table-side, drizzled with olive oil and lemon, then placed center-table on a bed of saffron rice."
• "On a golden-oak center-table was a large lamp with a mosaic shade, and through its mingled bits of green and red and pearl glass stormed the brilliance of a mantle-light."