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Slate Flat |Sleɪt| Noun Fine Grained Grey Green Bluish Purple

Front slate
|sleɪt|
Back noun
1
a fine-grained grey, green, or bluish-purple metamorphic rock easily split into smooth, flat plates.
2
a flat plate of slate used as roofing material.
3
a bluish-grey colour:
4
a list of candidates for election to a post or office, typically a group sharing a set of political views:
5
a board showing the identifying details of a take in a film, held in front of the camera at the beginning and end of the take.
verb
1
cover (something, especially a roof) with slates.
2
Brit.
criticize severely:
3
chiefly N. Amer.
schedule
plan:
4
identify (a take in a film) using a slate.

DERIVATIVES
slaty
adjective

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