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Plaque in Greek antiquity
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pinax
Word definitions for pinax in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A tablet or register. 2 (context by extension English) A list or scheme inscribed on a tablet.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Pinax may refer to: Pinax , a votive tablet that served as a votive object deposited in a sanctuary or burial chamber Pinakes , a 3rd-century-BCE work by Callimachus, the first library catalog system Pinax (software)
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pinax \Pi"nax\, n.; pl. Pinaces . [L., fr. Gr. ? tablet.] A tablet; a register; hence, a list or scheme inscribed on a tablet. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.
Usage examples of pinax.
The dish or plate next to the decanter of Marsala on the brass table gave a much more accurate notion of what she liked: a red-figured Greek pinax from Sicily.
She said brightly 'Why, you have drunk nothing: I will pour you a glass of wine while you finish these,' - advancing the pinax with its red rounds.