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Discover LudwigThe phrase "high table" is correct and commonly used in written English
It refers to a tall, narrow table that is typically used for dining or other formal occasions. Example: As the guests entered the grand hall, they were directed to the high table at the front of the room where the king and queen were already seated.
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high table
noun
A dining table for the use of fellows and their guests at certain traditional and prestigious academic institutions.
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High table, monographs, government commissions — meaningless.
This was high table sur l'herbe.
They had high table and low table.
They dine at high table" (Comment, 10 June).
At neither do staff dine at high table.
Because he sits at fashion's high table, he lives on a diet that's rich in rhapsody.
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She doesn't neglect high-table Hinduism.
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