wax tablet

[ waks tab-lit ]
/ ˈwæks ˌtæb lɪt /

noun

a tablet made of bone, wood, etc., and covered with wax, used by the ancients for writing with a stylus.
Sometimes waxed tab·let [wakst tab-lit] /ˈwækst ˈtæb lɪt/.

Origin of wax tablet

First recorded in 1800–10

Example sentences from the Web for wax tablet

  • In the schools the wax-tablet supplied the place of the slate, and in daily life was a substitute for our note-book.