English word tabloid comes from Old French -ete (-ette, diminutive suffix.), Old French table (Table (furniture).)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| -ete | Old French (fro) | -ette, diminutive suffix. |
| table | Old French (fro) | Table (furniture). |
| tablete | Old French (fro) | A board to be written on. Small table. Tablet (flat piece of stone used for inscriptions). |
| tablet | English (eng) | (transitive) To form (a drug, etc.) into tablets. (Scotland) A confection made from sugar, condensed milk and butter.. (computing) A graphics tablet.. (computing) A tablet computer, a type of portable computer.. (religion) A short scripture written by the founders of the Bahá'í faith.. A pill; a small, easily swallowed portion of a substance.. A slab of clay used for inscription. |
| tabloid | English (eng) | (medicine, dated) A compressed portion of drugs, chemicals, etc.; a tablet.. (publishing) A newspaper having pages half the dimensions of the standard format, especially one that favours stories of a sensational nature over more serious news. In the format of a tabloid.. Relating to a tabloid or tabloids. |