Definitionn. (formerly) a writing tablet made of slate
Last update: October 12, 2016
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His article on the current political turmoil was slated by most critics. [verb]
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The dip of the rocks is clearly seen where slate is exposed in the now abandoned quarries and along the shore. [noun]
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His design for Chippenham was in Dutch Renaissance style, constructed in limestone ashlar with Welsh slate roofs. [noun]
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Meanwhile, Biddy, having consulted a slate that hung in the corner, told us our reckoning came to 8s. [noun]
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Being also a public, it was two stories high, and proudly reared its crest, covered with grey slate, above the thatched hovels by which it was surrounded. [noun]
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With a sharp screech, like that of a bad pencil scratching on a slate, the lower ends of the uprights slipped outward from the pillar. [noun]
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His dress was of a slate-coloured material, decorated with silver buttons, and he wore a voluminous wig. [noun]
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The chiseller spoke in a scarcely audible whisper, and bent low over his slate, modelling hard at the figure under his fingers. [noun]
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Marzio continued to soften the wax between his fingers, and to lay the pieces of it on the slate, pressing them roughly into the shape of a figure. [noun]
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"I have been to church," remarked Marzio at last, as he softened a piece of wax between his fingers before laying it on the slate. [noun]
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Without more words Marzio went and took a large and heavy slate from the corner, washed it carefully, and dried it with his handkerchief. [noun]
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