slaty : Idioms & Phrases
Slaty cleavage
(Min.) , cleavage, as of rocks, into thin leaves or plates, like those of slate; applied especially to those cases in which the planes of cleavage are not parallel to the planes of stratification. It is now believed to be caused by the compression which the strata have undergone.
Webster 1913
Slaty gneiss
(Min.) , a variety of gneiss in which the scales of mica or crystals of hornblende, which are usually minute, form thin laminæ, rendering the rock easily cleavable.
Webster 1913
slaty-gray
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adjective satellite of the color of slate or granite
slate-grey; stone-gray; slaty-gray; slate-gray; slatey; slaty; stone-grey.
- the slaty sky of dawn
WordNet
slaty-grey
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adjective satellite of the color of slate or granite
slate-grey; stone-gray; slaty-gray; slate-gray; slatey; slaty; stone-grey.
- the slaty sky of dawn
