Hypertext Webster Gateway: "slat"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Slat \Slat\, n. [CF. {Slot} a bar.]
A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood or metal; as, the slats
of a window blind.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Slat \Slat\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slatted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Slatting}.] [OE. slatten; cf. Icel. sletta to slap, to dab.]
1. To slap; to strike; to beat; to throw down violently.
[Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.]
How did you kill him? Slat[t]ed his brains out.
--Marston.
2. To split; to crack. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
3. To set on; to incite. See 3d {Slate}. [Prov. Eng.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
slat
n : a thin strip (wood or metal) [syn: {spline}]
v 1: equip with slats; "Slat the windows"
2: bar with slats
3: close the slats of (windows)
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