A flat object on which beverages are put to protect the surface of a table.
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And the custom of the coaster or the sound-steamer is somewhat similar.
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We kind of rode the roller coaster week in and week out.
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It's fair to say it's been something of a roller-coaster ride since.
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The beardy male universe has always been a roller-coaster of identity politics.
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The coaster was already in place and was from the Raven's Mill.
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She came around to Ethan, all smiles, and tossed a drink coaster down in front of him.
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Cork-backed drink coasters of which I was unaccountably fond featuring a black-and-gold abstract pattern of what looked like boomerangs.
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On one table, there's a set of original wheels, hardly bigger than drink coasters, lying next to a box of shift knobs.
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The pessimist who designed it will doubtless be pleased to know it is now being used as a drinks coaster on Royle's desk.
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Drink coasters are shown for sale in the gift shop of the Monroe County Heritage Museum in Monroeville, Alabama October 23, 2013.
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In the U.K., 'beermat' is often used in these senses.
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On a back-of-the-beermat calculation OB's private equity backers could see a 34 percent annualized return.
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We stood in the rain on Charing Cross Road while he scribbled his address on a soggy beermat.
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They encourage you to turn beermats into pieces of art.
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On it were some dirty glasses, and some soggy beermats with jokes printed on them.
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Best place for a conversation Beermat-doodling and a place for drinks and good laughter Any bar in Kallio is my pick.
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I want a candle that smells like the bit of smoke when you blow out a candle, or fresh beermats and drip-tray.