wax tablet

American  

[waks tab-lit] / ˈwæks ˌtæb lɪt /

Sometimes waxed tablet

noun

1. a tablet made of bone, wood, etc., and covered with wax, used by the ancients for writing with a stylus.

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Etymology

Origin of wax tablet

First recorded in 1800–10

Example Sentences

The woman holds a stylus and wax tablet, emphasizing that she is educated and literate.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2019

Brogan: Apart from that wax tablet moment, how long does it usually take you to learn a new song and develop a routine around it?

From Slate • Jan. 3, 2018

She revives the Aristotelian image of the mind as a wax tablet and Dante’s portrayal of consciousness as an “inner book” to frame the contemporary, cog-sci model of the brain as a computer.

From Slate • Jan. 13, 2017

The wax tablet can be heated, cleared, and reused.

From Scientific American • Aug. 26, 2013

And here--for I cannot transact business with thee without a receipt--on this wax tablet I have written the acquittance.

From Felicitas A Tale of the German Migrations: A.D. 476 by Dahn, Felix