noun / verb
slat
SLAT/slæt/
A narrow, flat strip of material, or to fit something with such strips.
The wooden slat has a broad face and thin edges.
Etymology
Esclat meant a split piece or splinter. Slat originally named a roofing slate or thin, flat stone, then broadened to a long, narrow strip of wood or metal.
In context
divides them into narrow, uniformly straight slats [music] that form the raw bodies of matchsticks. Each slat must remain smooth and structurally coherent
More examples
- Sunlight filters through the slats in the blinds.
- One broken slat makes the bed sag.
- The carpenter slats the bench seat with strips of oak.
Forms
slat · slats · slatted · slatting