A small, light, four-legged table with two extendable hinged flaps. The custom of entertaining friends to a late breakfast died out towards the end of the 18thC, and the term became more generally applied to lighter and smaller versions of dining tables for use in the breakfast room.
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(from the article `Holmes, Oliver Wendell`) American physician, poet, and humorist notable for his medical research and teaching, and as the author of the `Breakfast-Table` series of essays.
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A small, light, four-legged table with two extendible hinged flaps. The custom of entertaining friends to a late breakfast died out towards the end of the 18thC, and the term becamse more generally applied to lighter and smaller versions of dining tables for use in the breakfast room.
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[
n] - a table where breakfast is eaten
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noun a table where breakfast is eaten
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