slaters
Stone roof workers
Slaters are woodlice—small crustaceans with segmented bodies that curl into balls when disturbed.
The term is common in Scotland, Ireland, and Australia, where these creatures are also called pill bugs or roly-polies elsewhere.
Separately, a slater is someone who lays slate roofing tiles: The slaters finished the church roof in three days.
Terrestrial isopod, gray-armored
- pillbugLand crustacean, rolls defensively
- crustaceanAquatic arthropod with exoskeleton
- isopodSeven-legged-pair crustacean
- roly-polyPlump and round
arthropod · detritivore · terrestrial · exoskeleton · antennae · invertebrate · garden · soil
Overlapping roof cladding
- tilesFlat covering pieces
- eavesProjecting roof edges
- guttersRooftop water channels
- flashingRepeated brief illumination
ridge · underlayment · pitch · waterproofing · tar · felt · asphalt · copper
Accuracy of measurement
- skillAcquired ability through practice
- workmanshipSkill in creating objects
- dexteritySkillful hand coordination
- handcraftedMade manually, not machined
masonry · cutting · shaping · fitting · traditional · apprentice · tools · hammer
woodlouse
Terrestrial isopod, gray-armored
- pillbugLand crustacean, rolls defensively
- crustaceanAquatic arthropod with exoskeleton
- isopodSeven-legged-pair crustacean
roly-poly · arthropod · detritivore · terrestrial · exoskeleton · antennae · invertebrate · garden · soil · decomposer
shingles
Overlapping roof cladding
flashing · ridge · underlayment · pitch · waterproofing · tar · felt · asphalt · copper · leadwork
precision
Accuracy of measurement
- skillAcquired ability through practice
- workmanshipSkill in creating objects
- dexteritySkillful hand coordination
handcrafted · masonry · cutting · shaping · fitting · traditional · apprentice · tools · hammer · chisel
- clean slateRecord wiped clear
- blank slateUnmarked starting point
- wipe the slate cleanForgive and forget completely
- start with a clean slateAbandon prior record, restart
- slate grayCool neutral dark tone
- slate blueGrayish-blue color