coffee-table book
[ kaw-fee tey-buh l, kof-ee- ]
/ ˈkɔ fi ˌteɪ bəl, ˈkɒf i- /
noun
an oversize, expensive, and usually illustrated book suitable for displaying, as on a coffee table.
Origin of coffee-table book
First recorded in 1960–65
Words nearby coffee-table book
coffee table,
coffee tree,
coffee-and,
coffee-colored,
coffee-klatsch,
coffee-table book,
coffeeberry,
coffeecake,
coffeehouse,
coffeepot,
coffer
British Dictionary definitions for coffee-table book
coffee-table book
noun
a book designed to be looked at rather than read