Historical term for a dining table, especially in aristocratic or court settings.
Seasonal dishes were beautifully arranged on the dining table.
Archaic term used in the secret language of court ladies; not used in modern Japanese.
Court ladies are said to have referred to cooked rice as 御台盤.
Compound of honorific prefix 御 (お) and 台盤 (だいばん), a raised tray or table used in aristocratic settings. The second sense is a euphemistic extension from the secret language of court ladies.