"Parsons table" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Parsons tables [plural]
Etymology: It was designed at Parsons Paris (founded by Frank Alvah Parsons), then known as the Paris Atelier. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Parsons table (plural Parsons tables)
  1. 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. Wikipedia link: Parsons Paris
    Sense id: en-Parsons_table-en-noun-Svy4LHWL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys

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