Use for flat-top desks on long legs, generally taking the form of a table with one long drawer in the apron. Use "writing desks" for similar forms having a superstructure with pigeonholes for writing materials.
AAT
300039436
tables à écrire
sofa writing tables
rising-top writing tables
library tables
ladies' writing tables
gentlemen's writing tables
crofts (writing tables)
cheverets
Carlton House tables
bureaux plats
bureaux en pupitre
bufetillos
13yrs ago
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