Vocabulary : Slatch to Slatter
Slatch : The period of a transitory breeze. ;; An interval of fair weather. ;; The loose or slack part of a rope; slack.Slate : An argillaceous rock which readily splits into thin plates; argillite; argillaceous schist. ;; Any rock or stone having a slaty structure. ;; A prepared piece of such stone. ;; A thin, flat piece, for roofing or covering houses, etc. ;; A tablet for writing upon. ;; An artificial material, resembling slate, and used for the above purposes. ;; A thin plate of any material; a flake. ;; A list of candidates, prepared for nomination or for election; a list of candidates, or a programme of action, devised beforehand. ;; To cover with slate, or with a substance resembling slate; as, to slate a roof; to slate a globe. ;; To register (as on a slate and subject to revision), for an appointment. ;; To set a dog upon; to bait; to slat. See 2d Slat, 3.
Slate-color : A dark bluish gray color.
Slated : of Slate
Slate-gray : Of a dark gray, like slate.
