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▪ I. slated, ppl. a.1|ˈsleɪtɪd| Also Sc. sclated, sklaitit. [f. slate v.1 + -ed1.] Covered with slate or slates. Used pred. and attrib. pred.1611Cotgr., Ardoisé, slated, couered with slates. 1634Brereton Trav. (Chetham Soc.) 50 Here..a brave fish-market, the stalls curiously slated. 1719De Foe Crusoe ii. (Globe) 411 His House was as dry as if it had been til'd or slated. 1806Gaz. Scotl. 600 There were 72 houses, of which 35 were slated. 1834Brit. Husb. (L.U.K.) I. 104 The house and buildings are brick, and slated. attrib.1798Hutton Course Math. II. 90 The content of a slated roof. 1843Thackeray Irish Sk.-bk. xi, A dismal, rickety building, with a slated face. 1886Ruskin Præterita I. v. 168 The houses..with high and steep slated roof. ▪ II. slated, ppl. a.2|ˈsleɪtɪd| [f. slate v.2] Reproved, scolded; severely criticized or attacked.
1872E. Peacock Mabel Heron I. 80 Think how he went away like a slated dog—rated I should have said. 1897Daily News 13 Jan. 6/4 One of the consolations of the ‘slated’ author. 1899Westm. Gaz. 18 Apr. 2/3 The athletic friends of the ‘slated’ authoress. |