0 a small, low table on which coffee is served or books and magazines are arranged --
1 a low table usually placed in front of a sofa (= long, soft seat) on which to set drinks, magazines, and other small objects --
Let us say it is a coffee table book.
This is not merely a matter of making the occasional coffee table and taking it home.
One old man wept by his home of grass and twigs that was about the size of a coffee table.
As it is, it must be recommended as good for the local library (or coffee table), but to be used with caution.
In this way, the book stands as a valuable guide and need not by any means be restricted to the coffee table.
It is not clear how many highly scholarly coffee table books there may be, but this is certainly one of them.
They correspond to a couch, armchair, table, bookcase, coffee table, television set, chair, wardrobe, and a cupboard.
Even if this is just a coffee table book, the need to keep things simple cannot be an excuse for getting things wrong.
