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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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© The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology 1996, originally published by Oxford University Press 1996. (Hide copyright information)
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slate2 (sl.) ‘knock the hat over someone's eyes’; thrash; assail with abuse. XIX. app. f. prec.
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Slate V Becomes a Strong Force in Web Video.
Business Wire; 9/4/2007; 700+ words
; ...Million Since Launching Late June WASHINGTON -- Slate V, the online video magazine from the editors of Slate, has become a unique destination for online...editorial favorites from across the Web, Slate V has delivered over two million video downloads...
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SLATE IS AN EXCELLENT CHOICE FOR ENTRYWAY FLOORING
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 12/6/1998; 700+ words
; ...flooring in our entrance hall. I'm considering slate. Do you think slate would make a good floor? Does it stain easily? Are...this a trick question? I thought everyone knew that slate makes an exceptional flooring material. In fact...
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Slate takes to the floor ...in style; (1) Lowri Turner's Home Improvements.
Newspaper article from: The Mail on Sunday (London, England); 5/13/2007; 700+ words
; ...heads. However, there's so much more to slate than roof tiles. In terms of flooring...And next to ceramic tiles, well, as slate supplier Sean Clements says: 'There...perhaps a bit biased. But without doubt, a slate floor looks upmarket. Whether roughly...
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Slate.com: Selected Slate Highlights - Thursday, January 13, 2000.
Business Wire; 1/13/2000; 700+ words
; ...Below you will find this week's highlights from Slate.com(R) (www.slate.com) online magazine, the Internet's informed...Today's Papers: Global Warning. http://www.slate.com/Code/TodaysPapers/TodaysPapers.asp...
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Selected Slate Highlights - Wednesday, March 14, 2000.
Business Wire; 3/14/2000; 700+ words
; ...Below you will find this week's highlights from Slate.com(R) (www.slate.com) online magazine, the Internet's informed...Box: Super Tuesday: Instant Analysis. http://slate.msn.com/code/Bal lotBox/BallotBox.asp...
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Slate 60 List Celebrates Leading Philanthropists.
Business Wire; 2/11/2008; 700+ words
; ...Biggest Charitable Givers WASHINGTON -- Slate, the daily online magazine, today launches its annual Slate 60 list of the top American philanthropists...Both Helmsley and Hilton are new to the Slate 60 list, each opting to leave their fortunes...
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Slate roofing an age-old system makes a comeback.
Magazine article from: Roofing Siding Insulation; 1/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...the use of an age-old building product--roofing slate. Roofing slate has found its way back in many major markets, such...Texas, Colorado and California. The use of natural slate roofing, which had been on a slow downward trend since...
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Slate Magazine Launches 'Slate V'.
Business Wire; 6/25/2007; 700+ words
; ...Video Magazine Features Original Video, Best of the Web All With Slate's Signature Style WASHINGTON -- Slate, the daily online magazine, today announced the launch of Slate V, a new online video magazine that will feature fresh video daily...
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Repairing slate roofs: with simple spot repairs, a slate roof can last a lifetime--and more.
Magazine article from: The Journal of Light Construction; 12/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...We replaced the slate with asphalt shingles. Some of those slates were almost too heavy...Repair or Replace? A slate roof is worth fixing only if the existing slates are going to last...Another Pennsylvania slate comes from York County; these black slates are more durable...
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Selected Slate Highlights - Tuesday, February 1, 2000.
Business Wire; 2/1/2000; 700+ words
; ...Below you will find this week's highlights from Slate.com(R) (www.slate.com) online magazine, the Internet's informed...s Papers: Baseball: Off Its Rocker. http://slate.msn.com/Code/TodaysPapers/TodaysPapers...
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Slate Writing
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology
...successor to Slade as a medium for slate-writing manifestations and...correctly, should have seen in slate-writing a phenomenon explicable...messages written on prepared slates previous to s é ances. Other well-known exponents of slate-writing were Fred P. Evans...
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Slate
Book article from: World of Earth Science
...but durable, sheets. While slate's characteristic color is...purple tinge; chlorite turns slate green. The rock also varies...surface texture and luster; some slates have a dull, matte finish while...flooring and sidewall cladding. Slate is also used to make blackboards...
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slate
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
...revealed details of a $60 million slate of film productions. ∎...bluish-gray color: suits of slate gray . • v. [ tr...something, esp. a roof) with slates. 2. Brit., inf. criticize...identify (a movie take) using a slate. PHRASES: wipe the slate clean...
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clean slate
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea
clean slate, originally a log-slate, on which the courses steered by a ship and the distances run...course of a watch . At the end of the watch, the information on the slate was entered in the deck-log and the slate wiped clean so that...
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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom 919 Third Avenue...Founded: 1948 as Skadden, Arps & Slate Employees: 3,000 Sales: $635 million...8111 Legal Services Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom stands as a monolith...
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