Sloughed Synonyms & Definitions

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• SloughedDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (imp. & p. p.) of Slough

• SloughDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (n.) The dead mass separating from a foul sore; the dead part which separates from the living tissue in mortification.
2. (a.) Slow.
3. (n.) A place of deep mud or mire; a hole full of mire.
4. (v. i.) To form a slough; to separate in the form of dead matter from the living tissues; -- often used with off, or away; as, a sloughing ulcer; the dead tissues slough off slowly.
5. (n.) A wet place; a swale; a side channel or inlet from a river.
6. (n.) The skin, commonly the cast-off skin, of a serpent or of some similar animal.
7. (v. t.) To cast off; to discard as refuse.
8. () imp. of Slee, to slay. Slew.