ETYM French tablette, dim. of table. Related to Table.
A slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription.

1. Reduced in volume by pressure.
2. Pressed into less space.
3. Pressed tightly together; SYN. tight.
4. (Biology) Flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes); SYN. flat.