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/gayt"leg'/a table having drop leaves supported by gate legs.Also, gate-legged table.[1900-05]
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gate-leg table
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gate-leg table — noun count a table you can make larger with an extra leg and surface that fold out … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
gate|leg table — «GAYT LEHG», a table with drop leaves supported by legs set in gatelike frames which may be swung back to allow the leaves to be shut down … Useful english dictionary
gate-leg table — /gayt leg / a table having drop leaves supported by gate legs. Also, gate legged table. [1900 05] * * * gate leg table UK US noun [countable] [singular gate leg table plural gate leg tables] … Useful english dictionary
gate-leg table — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms gate leg table : singular gate leg table plural gate leg tables a table that you can make larger with an extra leg and surface that fold out … English dictionary
gate-leg table — /ˌgeɪt lɛg ˈteɪbəl/ (say .gayt leg taybuhl) noun a table having drop leaves which are supported when open by legs which swing out and are usually connected by crosspieces. Also, gate legged table …
gate-leg table — noun (C) a table that can be made larger by moving a leg out to support a folding part … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
gate-legtable — gate leg table (gātʹlĕg ) n. A drop leaf table with paired legs that swing out to support the leaves. * * * … Universalium
gate-legged — gateˈ legged or gateˈleg adjective (of a table) having a hinged and framed leg that can swing out to support a leaf to extend the table • • • Main Entry: ↑gate … Useful english dictionary
Drop-leaf table — A drop leaf table is a table that has a fixed section in the center and a hinged section (leaf) on either side that can be folded down (dropped). If the leaf is supported by a bracket when folded up, the table is simply a drop leaf table; if the… … Wikipedia
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
