slate

slate
I. noun Etymology: Middle English sclate, slate, from Anglo-French *esclat, from esclater to splinter, break off, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German zesleizzen, slīzan to tear apart — more at slit Date: 14th century 1. a piece of construction material (as laminated rock) prepared as a shingle for roofing and siding 2. a dense fine-grained metamorphic rock produced by the compression of various sediments (as clay or shale) so as to develop a characteristic cleavage 3. a tablet (as of slate) used for writing on 4. a. a written or unwritten record (as of deeds) <
started with a clean slate
> b. a list of candidates for nomination or election 5. a. a dark purplish gray b. any of various grays similar in color to common roofing slates • slate adjective • slatelike adjective II. transitive verb (slated; slating) Date: 15th century 1. to cover with slate or a slatelike substance <
slate a roof
> 2. to designate for a specified purpose or action ; schedule <
was slated to direct the play
> III. transitive verb (slated; slating) Etymology: probably alteration of 1slat Date: 1825 1. to thrash or pummel severely 2. chiefly British to criticize or censure severely

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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