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noun - a primer that provides instruction in the rudiments or basic skills of a branch of knowledge
An early primer consisting of a single page protected by a transparent sheet of horn, formerly used in teaching children to read.
A text that instructs in the basic skills or rudiments of a subject.
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18th century schoolkids may have learned the alphabet off one of these paddlelike objects |
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a teaching aid consisting of a leaf of paper showing the alphabet, and often the ten digits and the Lord's Prayer, mounted on a wooden tablet and protected by a thin plate of horn. |
A teaching aid consisting of a leaf of paper showing the alphabet, and often the ten digits and the Lord's Prayer, mounted on a wooden tablet and protected by a thin plate of horn. |
An early primer consisting of a single page protected by a transparent sheet of horn, formerly used in teaching children to read. |
A text that instructs in the basic skills or rudiments of a subject. |
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A hornbook is a book that serves as primer for study. The hornbook originated in England as long ago as 1450, or earlier. The term has been applied to a few different study materials in different fields. In children's education, in the years before modern educational materials were used, it referred to a leaf or page displaying the alphabet, religious materials, etc., covered with a transparent sheet of horn (or mica) and attached to a frame provided with a handle. |