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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">slab tables</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>marble slab tables</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>tables by form</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>slab table</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>slab-tables</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>slab-topped tables</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>tables, slab</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Tables having a single slab as a top surface, usually having a slab of stone, typically marble or slate but also granite or another type of stone, or of concrete or heavy wood. The slab is set upon a plinth or frame, usually of stone, wood, or metal. The slab top is not enclosed or encased in a supporting structure. For 18th-century tables having a marble top, use the more specific "marble slab tables." ]]></note></mads>