单词 | pugillaries |
释义 | pugillariesn. rare. = pugillares n. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > writing materials > material to write on > writing tablet > [noun] wax-bredc960 tableOE tabletc1300 writing tablea1451 writing tablet1601 codicil1640 tablette1711 pugillares1729 pugillaries1759 wax tablet1807 tabula1881 1759 Philos. Trans. 1758 (Royal Soc.) 50 620 Many pugillaries, styles, and stands with ink in them. 1841 Magnolia Aug. 363/2 These tables were called by the Romans, Pugillaries, because being composed of thin and polished pieces of wood, they could be carried in one hand. 1961 T. Landau Encycl. Librarianship (ed. 2) 309/1 Pugillaries, small wooden writing tablets covered with wax on one side upon which writing could be scratched with a stylus. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1759 |
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