slating

3 definitions found

slating - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Slating \Slat"ing\, n.
     1. The act of covering with slate, slates, or a substance
        resembling slate; the work of a slater.
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     2. Slates, collectively; also, material for slating.
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  Slate \Slate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slated; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Slating.]
     1. To cover with slate, or with a substance resembling slate;
        as, to slate a roof; to slate a globe.
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     2. To register (as on a slate and subject to revision), for
        an appointment. [Polit. Cant]
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slating - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  slating
      n 1: thin layers of rock used for roofing [syn: slate,
           slating]
      2: a severely critical attack; "the reviewers gave his book a
         sound slating"
      3: the act of laying slates for a roof