TABLET
noun
Definitions
- 1. A small table or flat surface.
- 2. A flat piece of any material on which to write, paint, draw, or engrave; also, such a piece containing an inscription or a picture.
- 3. Hence, a small picture; a miniature. [Obs.]
- 4. A kind of pocket memorandum book.
- 5. A flattish cake or piece; as, tablets of arsenic were formerly worn as a preservative against the plague.
- 6. A solid kind of electuary or confection, commonly made of dry ingredients with sugar, and usually formed into little flat squares; -- called also lozenge, and troche, especially when of a round or rounded form.
Added: October 09, 2025
Updated: October 09, 2025