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Definition slate

Etymology 1

From Middle English slate, slat, slatte, sclat, sclatte, from Old French esclate, from esclat (French éclat), from Frankish *slaitan (“to split, break”), from Proto-Germanic *slaitijan?, causative of *sl?tan? (“to cut up, split”).

Noun

slate (countable and uncountable, plural slates)

1. (uncountable, geology) A fine-grained homogeneous sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash which has been metamorphosed so that it cleaves easily into thin layers.
2. (uncountable) The bluish-grey colour of most slate.
3. (countable) A sheet of slate for writing on with chalk or with a thin rod of slate (a slate pencil) formerly commonly used by younger children for writing practice in schools.
4. (countable) A roofing-tile made of slate.
5. (countable) A record of money owed.
6. (countable, chiefly US) A list of affiliated candidates for an election.
7. An artificial material resembling slate and used for the same purposes.
8. A thin plate of any material; a flake.

Adjective

slate (not comparable)

1. Having the bluish-grey/gray colour of slate.

Etymology 2

From Middle English slatten, sclatten, from the noun (see above).

Verb

slate (third-person singular simple present slates, present participle slating, simple past and past participle slated)

1. (transitive) To cover with slate.
2. (transitive, chiefly Britain) To criticise harshly.
3. (transitive, chiefly US) To schedule.
4. (transitive, chiefly US) To anticipate or strongly expect.
5. (transitive, regional) To set a dog upon (a person).

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