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magic slate

magic slate noun: a children's drawing toy with a sheet of plastic film laid over waxed paper, allowing pictures to be "drawn" by the pressure of a stylus and then wiped clean by lifting and replacing the sheet.

Noun

magic slate (plural magic slates)

  1. A children's drawing toy with a sheet of plastic film laid over waxed paper, allowing pictures to be "drawn" by the pressure of a stylus and then wiped clean by lifting and replacing the sheet.

Forms of magic slate

pluralmagic slates

Origin of magic slate

Originally a brand name; see Wikipedia article.

Questions about magic slate

What does magic slate mean?
Magic slate means a children's drawing toy with a sheet of plastic film laid over waxed paper, allowing pictures to be "drawn" by the pressure of a stylus and then wiped clean by lifting and replacing the sheet.
What part of speech is magic slate?
Magic slate is a noun.
What is the plural of magic slate?
The plural of magic slate is magic slates.

Words near magic slate in the dictionary

  1. magic roundabouts
  2. magic sauce
  3. magic sauces
  4. magic shop
  5. magic shops
  6. magic slate
  7. magic slates
  8. magic smoke
  9. magic spell
  10. magic spells
  11. magic square

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