Tablet
Pronunciation : Ta"blet
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. tablette, dim. of table. See Table.]
Definition : 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. pl.
Defn: 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. (Pharm.)
Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913