slough : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: slough	by the DICT Development Group
7 results for slough
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
slough n necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass Synonym(s): gangrene, sphacelus, slough a hollow filled with mud a stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou) any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake) v cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; "our dog sheds every Spring" Synonym(s): shed, molt, exuviate, moult, slough
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Slough \Slough\, obs. imp. of {Slee}, to slay. Slew. --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Slough \Slough\, n. [OE. slugh, slouh; cf. MHG. sl[?]ch the skin of a serpent, G. schlauch a skin, a leather bag or bottle.] 1. The skin, commonly the cast-off skin, of a serpent or of some similar animal. 2. (Med.) The dead mass separating from a foul sore; the dead part which separates from the living tissue in mortification.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Slough \Slough\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sloughed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sloughing}.] (Med.) 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Slough \Slough\, n. [OE. slogh, slough, AS. sl[omac]h a hollow place; cf. MHG. sl[umac]ch an abyss, gullet, G. schlucken to swallow; also Gael. & Ir. sloc a pit, pool. ditch, Ir. slug to swallow. Gr. [?][?][?][?][?] to hiccough, to sob.] 1. A place of deep mud or mire; a hole full of mire. --Chaucer. He's here stuck in a slough. --Milton. 2. [Pronounced sl[oomac].] A wet place; a swale; a side channel or inlet from a river. Note: [In this sense local or provincial; also spelt {sloo}, and {slue}.] {Slough grass} (Bot.), a name in the Mississippi valley for grasses of the genus {Muhlenbergia}; -- called also {drop seed}, and {nimble Will}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Slough \Slough\, a. Slow. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Slough \Slough\, v. t. To cast off; to discard as refuse. New tint the plumage of the birds, And slough decay from grazing herds. --Emerson.