slaten

S1L1A1T1E1N1
/ˈsleɪtən/[ˈsleɪtn̩]

adjective

Made of slate.

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slaten1

adjectiveslaten (not comparable)
  1. literarynot comparableMade of slate.

    Then she floated away and left me lying on the slaten rock.

    ibidem, page 369
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    It is twilight time: the sun has gone away over the hill, and has left only crimson clouds for his rising token. Sitting down on the slaten rock, and looking westward, I said: ‘It will be fair to-morrow.’ Then, close by me, some one said: ‘Fair, to-morrow.’

    1860 October, The Knickerbocker LVI, № 4, “Remembrances; Somewhat of an Allegory”, page 368

Slaten2

proper nounSlaten (plural Slatens)

plural Slatens

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APA

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Chicago

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