noun
console
A table or cabinet typically placed against a wall.
A narrow console stands against the hallway wall.
Etymology
The French word names a supporting bracket. It supplied the name of furniture supported against a wall, and then related tables or cabinets placed there.
More examples
- She placed a lamp on the console.
- Several consoles were displayed in the furniture shop.
- The console had two shallow drawers.
Forms
console · consoles
Similar words
- sideboard
- Usually a wider dining-room storage piece.
- table
- A general furniture category without the against-wall placement.