- A table or tray strewn with sand, anciently used for
drawing, calculating, etc. - A calculating table or frame; an instrument for performing
arithmetical calculations by balls sliding on wires, or counters in
grooves, the lowest line representing units, the second line, tens,
etc. It is still employed in China. - The uppermost member or division of the capital of a
column, immediately under the architrave. See Column. - A tablet, panel, or compartment in ornamented or mosaic
work. - A board, tray, or table, divided into perforated
compartments, for holding cups, bottles, or the like; a kind of
cupboard, buffet, or sideboard.
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