How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
Off Beat Cinema — is a two hour hosted movie show that airs on television stations throughout North America late at night and features the Good, the Bad, the Foreign... but mostly cult movies like Night of the Living Dead, Santa Claus Conquers the Martians and… … Wikipedia
SLATE — Infobox Non profit Non profit name = SLATE Non profit logo= founded date = 1958 closing date = 1966 area served = UC Berkeley campus focus = student government method = election campaigns archives = SLATE ArchivesSLATE, a pioneer organization of… … Wikipedia
Slate industry in Wales — The slate industry in Wales began during the Roman period when slate was used to roof the fort at Segontium, now Caernarfon. The slate industry grew slowly until the early 18th century, then expanded rapidly until the late 19th century, at which… … Wikipedia
slate — I n. record of past performance a clean slate (to start off with a clean slate) II v. (colloq.) (BE) (D; tr.) ( to criticize severely ) to slate for (the play was slated for its dialogue) * * * [sleɪt] (colloq.) (BE) (D; tr.) ( to criticize… … Combinatory dictionary
Slate Islands (Ontario) — Infobox protected area | name = Slate Islands Provincial Park caption = base width = 250 locator x = locator y = location = Ontario, Canada nearest city = Terrace Bay, Ontario lat degrees = 48 lat minutes = 39 lat seconds = 0 lat direction = N… … Wikipedia
slate — slate1 /slayt/, n., v., slated, slating. n. 1. a fine grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification. 2. a thin piece or plate … Universalium
slate — slate1 [sleıt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(rock)¦ 2¦(on a roof)¦ 3 slate blue/grey 4¦(politics)¦ 5¦(for writing on)¦ 6 put something on the slate ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: esclat thin piece split off , from esclater to burst, splinter ] … Dictionary of contemporary English
Slate (writing) — A writing slate is a piece of flat material used as a medium for writing.In the 1800s, writing slates were made of slate, which is more durable than paper and was cheap at the time when paper was expensive. It was used to allow children to… … Wikipedia
slate — I. noun Etymology: Middle English sclate, slate, from Anglo French *esclat, from esclater to splinter, break off, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German zesleizzen, slīzan to tear apart more at slit Date: 14th century 1. a piece of… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Slate Islands — The Slate Islands are an island group in the Inner Hebrides, lying immediately off the west coast of Scotland, north of Jura and southwest of Oban. The main islands are Seil, Easdale, Luing, Lunga, Shuna, Torsay and Belnahua. Scarba, which lies… … Wikipedia
