A wax tablet. Also transferred a ‘table’, list.
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| 释义 | society > communication > writing > writing materials > material to write on > writing tablet > [noun] (15) wax-bredc960 A wax tablet. Also transferred a ‘table’, list. tableOE spec. A small portable tablet for writing upon, esp. for notes or memoranda; a writing tablet. Frequently in a pair (of) tables. Now chiefly histo… tabletc1300 A smooth stiff sheet for writing on, usually one of two or more fastened together, originally made of clay or wax-covered wood, later of ivory… writing tablea1451 Chiefly in plural. A portable tablet used for writing on, typically made of clay, wood, metal, or ivory, and usually as one of a pair or set of such… writing tablet1601 A portable tablet used for writing on, typically in the form of a thin, rectangular leaf or sheet of clay, wood, metal, or ivory; (also) a pair or… codicil1640 A writing tablet, a letter or note written on such a tablet; an account book; a diploma or letters patent. Usually in plural. Obsolete. tablette1711 A smooth stiff sheet for writing on; a number of such sheets fastened together; = tablet, n. 1a. Now historical and rare. pugillares1729 With plural agreement. In ancient Rome: writing tablets, typically made of wood and coated with wax, and written on using a stylus. pugillaries1759 = pugillares, n. wax tablet1807 a board coated with wax, to be written upon with a stylus. tabula1881 An ancient writing-tablet; also transferred, a body of laws inscribed on a tablet: see table, n. 2b 2d, tablet, n. 1a. Subcategories:— set of (3) — beeswax used to coat writing tablet (1) |
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