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Metaphrased :: Metaphrased (a.) Translated literally.

Slate-color :: Slate-color () A dark bluish gray color.

Heal :: Heal (v. t.) To cover, as a roof, with tiles, slate, lead, or the like..

Translate :: Translate (v. t.) To remove to heaven without a natural death.

Overlap :: Overlap (n.) The lapping of one thing over another; as, an overlap of six inches; an overlap of a slate on a roof..

Alum Shale :: Alum shale () A variety of shale or clay slate, containing iron pyrites, the decomposition of which leads to the formation of alum, which often effloresces on the rock..

Construe :: Construe (v. t. ) To apply the rules of syntax to (a sentence or clause) so as to exhibit the structure, arrangement, or connection of, or to discover the sense; to explain the construction of; to interpret; to translate..

Itala :: Itala (n.) An early Latin version of the Scriptures (the Old Testament was translated from the Septuagint, and was also called the Italic version)..

Bare :: Bare (n.) That part of a roofing slate, shingle, tile, or metal plate, which is exposed to the weather..

Marbleize :: Marbleize (v. t.) To stain or grain in imitation of marble; to cover with a surface resembling marble; as, to marbleize slate, wood, or iron..

Translate :: Translate (v. t.) To cause to lose senses or recollection; to entrance.

Shindle :: Shindle (n.) A shingle; also, a slate for roofing..

Interpreter :: Interpreter (n.) One who or that which interprets, explains, or expounds; a translator; especially, a person who translates orally between two parties..

Hellier :: Hellier (v. t.) One who heles or covers; hence, a tiler, slater, or thatcher..

Paraphrase :: Paraphrase (v. t.) To express, interpret, or translate with latitude; to give the meaning of a passage in other language..

Slater :: Slater (n.) Any terrestrial isopod crustacean of the genus Porcellio and allied genera; a sow bug.

Schist :: Schist (n.) Any crystalline rock having a foliated structure (see Foliation) and hence admitting of ready division into slabs or slates. The common kinds are mica schist, and hornblendic schist, consisting chiefly of quartz with mica or hornblende and often feldspar..

Ripper :: Ripper (n.) A tool for trimming the edges of roofing slates.

Plumbaginous :: Plumbaginous (a.) Resembling plumbago; consisting of, or containing, plumbago; as, a plumbaginous slate..

Cleavage :: Cleavage (n.) Division into laminae, like slate, with the lamination not necessarily parallel to the plane of deposition; -- usually produced by pressure..

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