- gateleg table
- gate′leg ta′ble[[t]ˈgeɪtˌlɛg[/t]] or gate′-legged` ta′ble n.fur a drop-leaf table having legs attached to a hinged frame that can be swung out to support the leaves•Etymology: 1900–05
From formal English to slang. 2014.
gateleg table
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gateleg table — [gāt′leg΄] n. a table with drop leaves supported by gatelike legs swung back against the frame to permit the leaves to drop: also gatelegged table * * * ▪ furniture type of table first used in England in the 16th century. The top had a fixed… … Universalium
gateleg table — [gāt′leg΄] n. a table with drop leaves supported by gatelike legs swung back against the frame to permit the leaves to drop: also gatelegged table … English World dictionary
gateleg table — ► NOUN ▪ a table with hinged legs that may be swung out from the centre to support folding leaves. DERIVATIVES gatelegged adjective … English terms dictionary
Gateleg table — A gateleg table is a type of furniture first introduced in England in the 16th century. The table top has a fixed section and one or two hinged leaves, which, when not in use, folded down below the fixed section to hang vertically.As such, a… … Wikipedia
gateleg table — noun a drop leaf table with the drop leaves supported by hinged legs • Hypernyms: ↑drop leaf table … Useful english dictionary
gateleg table — noun Date: 1926 a table with drop leaves supported by movable paired legs … New Collegiate Dictionary
gateleg table — noun a table with hinged legs that may be swung out from the centre to support folding leaves. Derivatives gatelegged adjective … English new terms dictionary
gateleg — n. (in full gateleg table) a table with folding flaps supported by legs swung open like a gate. Derivatives: gatelegged adj. * * * noun see gate I, 5g * * * gateˈ legged or gateˈleg adjective (of a table) having a hinged and framed leg that can… … Useful english dictionary
Table (furniture) — A chic table in an Iranian palace A wooden dining table and cha … Wikipedia
gateleg — noun Used attributively to describe a table having a leg, set into a frame in the form of a gate, that may be swung back to allow a leaf to hang down … Wiktionary
