wax tablet
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of wax tablet
First recorded in 1800–10
Example Sentences
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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
Thus, matter is like an empty schedule and a wax tablet; whereas form is like a painted shape and words set down, from which the reader reaches the end of science.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 by Mabie, Hamilton Wright
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