coffee table book
noun/ˈkɒfi ˌteɪbəl ˈbʊk/UK/ˈkɔfi ˌteɪbəl ˈbʊk/US
Etymology
] So called because it might be displayed on a coffee table in a person’s home.
Definitions
A large book, usually with lavish illustrations, typically displayed on a coffee table.
- The Family Book of Black America (Crown, $20), a photographic coffee table book, by Michael H. Cottman and Deborah Willis.
- I am leery of coffee table books. They are often pretty but have little substance once you get under the surface.
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