coffee-table book

[ kaw-fee tey-buhl, kof-ee- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

an oversize, expensive, and usually illustrated book suitable for displaying, as on a coffee table.

coffee-table book

First recorded in 1960–65

Consider it a coffee table book for edgy rock fans who bliss out on something stronger than coffee.

The collectable coffee table book will also include interviews with Clive Davis, Sandy Gallin, and Tom Ford.

And of course, there is a big, glossy—and celebratory—Rizzoli coffee-table book featuring the homes of some of her clients.

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