slaten

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Pronunciation

/ˈsleɪtən/

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/ˈsleɪtən/ · [ˈsleɪtn̩]

Definition of slaten

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

(literary, not-comparable)Made of slate.

“It is twilight time: the sun has gone away over the hill, and has left only crimson clouds for his rising token. Sitting down on the slaten rock, and looking westward, I said: ‘It will be fair to-morrow.’ Then, close by me, some one said: ‘Fair, to-morrow.’”
“Then she floated away and left me lying on the slaten rock.”

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adj

(literary, not-comparable)Made of slate.

“It is twilight time: the sun has gone away over the hill, and has left only crimson clouds for his rising token. Sitting down on the slaten rock, and looking westward, I said: ‘It will be fair to-morrow.’ Then, close by me, some one said: ‘Fair, to-morrow.’”
“Then she floated away and left me lying on the slaten rock.”

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Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

From slate + -en (“made of”).

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