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curse tablets

curse tablets is the plural of curse tablet.

Meaning of curse tablet

Noun

curse tablet (plural curse tablets)

  1. (historical) A stone tablet inscribed with a curse, as used in parts of the ancient Mediterranean to target someone with maleficent magic.
    • A simple curse tablet might be inscribed with the words “As this piece of lead grows cold, so will John Smith.”2010, Allan Zola Kronzek, Elizabeth Kronzek, The Sorcerer's Companion, 3rd edition, page 52

Questions about curse tablets

What is curse tablets the plural of?
Curse tablets is the plural of curse tablet.

Words near curse tablets in the dictionary

  1. curse of dimensionality
  2. curse of Scotland
  3. curse of the ninth
  4. curse out
  5. curse tablet
  6. curse tablets
  7. curse word
  8. curse words
  9. cursed
  10. cursed like a pagan
  11. cursed like a sailor

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