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Phyllite :: Phyllite (n.) Clay slate; argillaceous schist.

Translate :: Translate (v. t.) To change into another form; to transform.

Translation :: Translation (n.) The act of translating, removing, or transferring; removal; also, the state of being translated or removed; as, the translation of Enoch; the translation of a bishop..

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

Slaty :: Slaty (a.) Resembling slate; having the nature, appearance, or properties, of slate; composed of thin parallel plates, capable of being separated by splitting; as, a slaty color or texture..

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

Sea Slater :: Sea slater () Any isopod crustacean of the genus Ligia.

Slating :: Slating (n.) The act of covering with slate, slates, or a substance resembling slate; the work of a slater..

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..

Slate :: Slate (v. t.) A thin, flat piece, for roofing or covering houses, etc..

Slate :: Slate (v. t.) To set a dog upon; to bait; to slat. See 2d Slat, 3..

Interpret :: Interpret (v. t.) To explain or tell the meaning of; to expound; to translate orally into intelligible or familiar language or terms; to decipher; to define; -- applied esp. to language, but also to dreams, signs, conduct, mysteries, etc.; as, to interpret the Hebrew language to an Englishman; to interpret an Indian speech..

Slate :: Slate (v. t.) A list of candidates, prepared for nomination or for election; a list of candidates, or a programme of action, devised beforehand..

Slate :: Slate (v. t.) An argillaceous rock which readily splits into thin plates; argillite; argillaceous schist.

Gauge :: Gauge (n.) That part of a shingle, slate, or tile, which is exposed to the weather, when laid; also, one course of such shingles, slates, or tiles..

Misrender :: Misrender (v. t.) To render wrongly; to translate or recite wrongly.

Original :: Original (a.) Not copied, imitated, or translated; new; fresh; genuine; as, an original thought; an original process; the original text of Scripture..

Peshitto :: Peshitto (n.) The earliest Syriac version of the Old Testament, translated from Hebrew; also, the incomplete Syriac version of the New Testament..

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

Sora :: Sora (n.) A North American rail (Porzana Carolina) common in the Eastern United States. Its back is golden brown, varied with black and white, the front of the head and throat black, the breast and sides of the head and neck slate-colored. Called also American rail, Carolina rail, Carolina crake, common rail, sora rail, soree, meadow chicken, and orto..

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