What seemed furthest away of anything was the morning last spring when he had sown these acres with the dredge-corn now being reaped, and when the figure of an old man in slaty-grey clothes had paused by the gate and stared across the farmyard.    From Wordnik.com.  [Secret Bread] Reference

In the summer the coat is short and of a slaty-grey colour.    From Wordnik.com.  [Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon] Reference

Clue: common? of northeastern north america with bluish slaty-grey head.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Reference

Professor Bart Currie was called out to the hospital and identified the attacker as a slaty-grey snake, which is not venomous.    From Wordnik.com.  [NEWS.com.au | Top Stories] Reference

His face was still a slaty-grey, and clammy with sweat; and when he spoke, his voice was all of a whisper, with a shiver therein.    From Wordnik.com.  [I Saw Three Ships and Other Winter Tales] Reference