n. (Arch.) A small gable, or gable-shaped canopy, formed over a tabernacle, niche, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

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 ]