slate

slate
noun
1》 a fine-grained grey, green, or bluish-purple metamorphic rock easily split into smooth, flat plates.
    ↘a flat plate of slate used as roofing material.
2》 a plate of slate formerly used in schools for writing on.
3》 a bluish-grey colour.
4》 a list of candidates for election to a post or office.
    ↘Brit. a record of a person's debt or credit: put it on the slate.
    ↘chiefly N. Amer. a range of something on offer.
5》 a board showing the identifying details of a take of a film, held in front of the camera at the beginning and end of the take.
verb
1》 cover (a roof) with slates.
2》 Brit. informal criticize severely.
3》 chiefly N. Amer. schedule; plan.
    ↘nominate as a candidate for an office or post.
Derivatives
slaty adjective
Origin
ME sclate, sklate, shortening of OFr. esclate, feminine synonymous with esclat (see slat).

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