piece of slate

collocation in English

meaningsofpieceandslate

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piece
noun[C]
uk
/piːs/us
/piːs/
a part ...
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slate
noun
uk
/sleɪt/us
/sleɪt/
a dark grey rock that can be easily divided into thin pieces, or a small, thin piece of this used to cover ...
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(Definition ofpieceandslatefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpiece of slate

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A man belonging to a mendicant order scratched the wall of the well with apieceofslate, following the imprint of the cross.
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Smaller bar tables are most commonly made with a singlepieceofslate.
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Interred with the deceased were a worked flint and apieceofslate.
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It is marked by a small cairn which incorporates an uprightpieceofslate.
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It is inscribed on apieceofslate, 48282 cm.
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This is usually on a flatpieceofslate, driftwood, or a round rock.
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Workers hit apieceofslatewhich turned out to be his brick tomb.
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The writing slate consisted of apieceofslate, either 4x6 inches or 7x10 inches, which was encased in a wooden frame.
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Immediately there was a need for millions of pieces of slate to repair the roofs which had been damaged in that area.
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The children were doing their work on broken pieces of slate.
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The pieces of slate were sold to pilgrims afterwards as relics.
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