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slate

1  [sleyt] noun, verb, slat⋅ed, slat⋅ing.
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–noun
1. a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
2. a thin piece or plate of this rock or a similar material, used esp. for roofing or as a writing surface.
3. a dull, dark bluish gray.
4. a list of candidates, officers, etc., to be considered for nomination, appointment, election, or the like.
–verb (used with object)
5. to cover with or as with slate.
6. to write or set down for nomination or appointment: the district leader slated for city judge.
7. to plan or designate (something) for a particular place and time; schedule: The premiere was slated for January.
8. to censure or criticize harshly or violently; scold.
9. to punish severely.
—Idiom
10. clean slate, an unsullied record; a record marked by creditable conduct: to start over with a clean slate.
Origin:
1300–50; ME sclate < MF esclate, fem. of esclat piece split off; see slat 1
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slate

2  [sleyt]
–verb (used with object), slat⋅ed, slat⋅ing. British.
to sic or set a dog on (a person or animal).
Origin:
1300–50; ME slayten < ON *sleita; c. OE slǣtan
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slate   (slāt)   
n.  

  1. A fine-grained metamorphic rock that splits into thin, smooth-surfaced layers.

    1. A piece of this rock cut for use as roofing or surfacing material or as a writing surface.

    2. A writing tablet made of a similar material.

  3. A record of past performance or activity: start over with a clean slate.

  4. A list of the candidates of a political party running for various offices.

  5. A dark or bluish gray to dark bluish or dark purplish gray.

adj.  

  1. Made of a fine-grained metamorphic rock: a slate roof.

  2. Of the color slate.

tr.v.   slat·ed, slat·ing, slates

  1. To cover (a roof, for example) with slate.

  2. To put on a list of candidates.

  3. To schedule or designate: Our professor has slated the art history lecture for Thursday afternoon; was slated to direct the studio's next film.


[Middle English sclate, from Old French esclate, splinter, feminine of esclat; see slat.]
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Word Origin & History

slate 
c.1340, from O.Fr. esclate, fem. of esclat "split piece, splinter" (Fr. éclat, see slat), so called because the rock splits easily into thin plates. As a color, first recorded 1882. Sense of "a writing tablet" (made of slate), first recorded c.1391, led to that of "list of candidates," first recorded 1842. The verb meaning "propose, schedule" is recorded from 1883; sense of "nominate" is attested from 1804. Clean slate (1868) originally referred to scores chalked up in a tavern.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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slate   (slāt)  Pronunciation Key 
A fine-grained metamorphic rock that forms when shale undergoes metamorphosis. Slate splits into thin layers with smooth surfaces. It ranges in color from gray to black or from red to green, depending on the minerals contained in the shale from which it formed.
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Idioms & Phrases

slate

In addition to the idiom beginning with slate, also see clean slate.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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