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parsons table

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English

Syllables
par-son-s table
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A modernist square or rectangular table whose four legs are square in cross section, flush with the edges of the top, and equal to it in thickness.

Etymology

It was designed at Parsons Paris (founded by Frank Alvah Parsons), then known as the Paris Atelier.

Inflected Forms

Parsons tables (plural)

Questions

What does parsons table mean?
A modernist square or rectangular table whose four legs are square in cross section, flush with the edges of the top, and equal to it in thickness.
Where does parsons table come from?
It was designed at Parsons Paris (founded by Frank Alvah Parsons), then known as the Paris Atelier.

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