table dormant

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table dormant - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Dormancy \Dor"man*cy\, n. [From Dormant.]
     The state of being dormant; quiescence; abeyance.
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           It is by lying dormant a long time, or being . . . very
           rarely exercised, that arbitrary power steals upon a
           people.                                  --Burke.
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     2. (Her.) In a sleeping posture; as, a lion dormant; --
        distinguished from couchant.
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     Dormant partner (Com.), a partner who takes no share in the
        active business of a company or partnership, but is
        entitled to a share of the profits, and subject to a share
        in losses; -- called also sleeping partner or silent  partner
        .
  
     Dormant window (Arch.), a dormer window. See Dormer.
  
     Table dormant, a stationary table. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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