slate
A flake or piece of certain types of stone that tend to cleave into thin layers.
Other meanings
A piece of such stone, usually cut into a rectangular shape, used as a tile for flooring, roofing, etc.; such tiles collectively, or the material from which they are made.
A piece of other material used as a roofing tile.
Example sentences
Word history
From Old French "esclate".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “slate” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.