Slaten
//ˈsleɪtən// adj, name
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Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Made of slate. literary, not-comparable
"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.’"
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
Example
More examples"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.’"
Etymology
From slate + -en (“made of”).
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