Tablet (?), n. [F. tablette, dim. of table. See Table.] 1. A small table or flat surface.[1913 Webster]
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.[1913 Webster]
3. Hence, a small picture; a miniature. [Obs.][1913 Webster]
4. pl. A kind of pocket memorandum book.[1913 Webster]
5. A flattish cake or piece; as, tablets of arsenic were formerly worn as a preservative against the plague.[1913 Webster]
6. (Pharm.) 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.[1913 Webster]