dressing table
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- noun
- /ˈdrɛsɪŋ ˈteɪbəl/
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- I held them as she searched the dressing table for the container of powder.
- dressing table mirror
- dressing table drawer
- dressing table chair
Anyway, so basically anybody's story, anybody normal Grace, would get a nice little dressing table like this.
- Anyway, so basically anybody's story, anybody normal Grace, would get a nice little dressing table like this.
- It's a really heavy glass bottle and it just it looks lux like that on your dressing table, on your bedside table, wherever.
- And this is, I guess this is like your sitting on the dressing table looking ever so fancy with the little white pom pom bottle.
- Or putting all your makeup into like on your vanity or dressing table or kind of travel like a wash bag more, I suppose.
Examples
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You can use my lipstick and eyebrow pencil over there on the dressing table.
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Rachel is seated at her dressing table, applying her makeup for the evening's performance.
Fiction book (1992) -
I remember putting it on the dressing table.
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I saw it on the dressing table, I know it was there.
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I still got a couple of them on my dressing table.
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When I came back last night, I found this on my dressing table.
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But I still miss your big dressing table where we used to do our hair as children.
Fiction book (1997) -
Look at my dressing table, Marie.
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The pearls were not on the dressing table this morning.
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Rachel is seated at her dressing table, applying her makeup for the evening's performance.
Synonyms
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A piece of furniture with drawers for storing clothes
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A small table with a mirror that you use to put on makeup or do your hair
A low table with a mirror used to sit at and put on makeup
How Elaborate
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a low table with a mirror used for dressing or applying makeup' is directly derivable from 'dressing' (the act of getting dressed/arranging appearance) plus 'table' (a piece of furniture). This straightforward noun+noun composition follows common compounding patterns and would be immediately interpretable by a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
The noun dressing table comes from the simple idea of a table used for 'dressing', that is, getting ready and putting on make-up or clothes. The words dressing and table describe a low table with a mirror that held your brushes and jewellery, so the name now means the piece of furniture for 'getting ready'.