Slate

·vt A tablet for writing upon.

II. Slate ·vt A prepared piece of such stone.

III. Slate ·vt A thin plate of any material; a flake.

IV. Slate ·vt Any rock or stone having a slaty structure.

V. Slate ·vt A thin, flat piece, for roofing or covering houses, ·etc.

VI. Slate ·vt To set a dog upon; to Bait; to slat. ·see 2d Slat, 3.

VII. Slate ·vt An artificial material, resembling slate, and used for the above purposes.

VIII. Slate ·vt An argillaceous rock which readily splits into thin plates; argillite; argillaceous schist.

IX. Slate ·vt To register (as on a slate and subject to revision), for an Appointment.

X. Slate ·vt To cover with slate, or with a substance resembling slate; as, to slate a roof; to slate a globe.

XI. Slate ·vt A list of candidates, prepared for nomination or for election; a list of candidates, or a programme of action, devised beforehand.