<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">long tables</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>tables by form</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>long table</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>tables, long</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Unusally long tables used in larger homes, particularly in historical England and colonial America, for large dinner gatherings or other purposes. Typical examples were around three feet wide and 10 or 12 feet long. ]]></note></mads>