sclate

English

Verb

sclate (third-person singular simple present sclates, present participle sclating, simple past and past participle sclated)

Obsolete form of slate. (cover with slates)

Noun

sclate (countable and uncountable, plural sclates)

Obsolete form of slate.

Anagrams

CELTAs, Castel, Castle, castle, cleats, eclats, éclats

Middle English

Alternative forms

sklate, sclathe, slate

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French esclate.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsklaːt(ə)/, /ˈslaːt(ə)/

Noun

sclate (plural sclates)

slate

Descendants

English: slate
Scots: sclate
Yola: skleat

References

“sclāte, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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