Parsons table

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.

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Meanings

nounParsons table (plural Parsons tables)

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.

Origin

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

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APA

Parsons table. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Parsons%20table

MLA

“Parsons table.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Parsons%20table. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Parsons table,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Parsons%20table.

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