Definition of Slate roof

1. Noun. A roof covered with slate.

Generic synonyms: Roof

Lexicographical Neighbors of Slate Roof

slasht
slashy
slashzine
slashzines
slat
slatch
slatches
slate
slate-colored junco
slate-gray
slate black
slate blue
slate club
slate gray
slate pencil
slate roof (current term)
slated
slatelike
slater
slaters
slates
slatey
slather
slathered
slathering
slatherings
slathers
slatier
slatiest
slatily

Literary usage of Slate roof

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Bulletin by Kentucky Geological Survey (1905)
"Cool thus, with sandstone roof: Coal 24, slate 16, coal 21, slate 3, ooal 4. Total of bed, 68 inches. 4. Interval, 161 feet. 5. Coal with slate roof thus: ..."

2. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1910)
"While the slate roof was being put on, the material and workmanship were likewise inspected from time to time by the building committee, and, ..."

3. Narrative and Critical History of America by Justin Winsor (1884)
"Four shillings per quarter was the charge for THE SLATE-ROOF HOUSE.1 those who were taught to read English; six shillings, when reading and writing were ..."

4. Narrative and Critical History of America by Justin Winsor (1884)
"Four shillings per quarter was the charge for THE SLATE-ROOF HOUSE.1 those who were taught to read English; six shillings, when reading and writing were ..."

5. A History of the United States for Schools by John Fiske, Frank Alpine Hill (1894)
"... SLATE-ROOF HOUSE.l Of all the colonies, this was the only one that had no seacoast, and as Penn wanted free access to the ocean, he secured from the ..."

6. Annual Report of the American Institute of the City of New York (1861)
"A slate roof is not only as easily laid as shingles, but will last longer than ... This slate roof was adopted after a great deal of inquiry and experiment. ..."

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