writing tablet (noun)

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• tablet — noun 1) a carved tablet Syn: slab, stone, panel, plaque, plate, sign 2) a headache tablet Syn: pill, capsule, lozenge, caplet, pastille, drop, pilule …   Thesaurus of popular words

• Writing — is the representation of language in a textual medium through the use of a set of signs or symbols (known as a writing system). It is distinguished from illustration, such as cave drawing and painting, and the recording of language via a non… …   Wikipedia

• writing arm — noun an arm of a tablet armed chair; widened to provide a writing surface • Hypernyms: ↑arm • Part Holonyms: ↑tablet armed chair * * * noun : the wooden arm of a tablet arm chair widened to form a writing surface …   Useful english dictionary

• tablet — noun Etymology: Middle English tablett, from Anglo French tablet, diminutive of table table Date: 14th century 1. a. a flat slab or plaque suited for or bearing an inscription b. a thin slab or one of a set of portable sheets used for writing c.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• tablet-arm chair — noun also tablet chair : a chair with one arm that is broadened to serve as a writing surface …   Useful english dictionary

• tablet chair — noun see tablet arm chair * * * a chair with one arm extending and expanding into a writing surface …   Useful english dictionary

• tablet-armed chair — noun a chair with an arm that has been widened for writing • Hypernyms: ↑chair • Part Meronyms: ↑writing arm …   Useful english dictionary

• writing chair — noun Etymology: Middle English writing chare 1. : corner chair 2. : tablet arm chair …   Useful english dictionary

• tablet — noun 1》 a flat slab of stone, clay, or wood, used especially for an inscription.     ↘Architecture another term for table (in sense 3). 2》 chiefly Brit. a pill. 3》 Brit. a small flat piece of soap. 4》 N. Amer. a writing pad. 5》 a token giving… …   English new terms dictionary

• writing pad — noun a pad of paper on which messages can be written • Syn: ↑message pad • Hypernyms: ↑pad, ↑pad of paper, ↑tablet …   Useful english dictionary

• wax tablet — noun : a writing tablet of wood or bone covered with wax and written on with a style in ancient Roman and medieval times * * * a tablet made of bone, wood, etc., and covered with wax, used by the ancients for writing with a stylus. Also, waxed… …   Useful english dictionary