Slough (spr. ßlau), Marktstadt in Buckinghamshire (England), 3 km nördlich von Windsor, mit dem Leopoldinstitut (1887, zur Erinnerung an den Herzog von Albany), Ziegelbrennereien, Blumenzucht und (1901) 11,453 Einw. Dabei Upton Park, eine neuentstandene Villenstadt, und das Haus, in dem Fr. W. Herschel 40 Jahre lang wohnte.
http://www.zeno.org/Meyers-1905. 1905–1909.
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Slough — Slough, n. [OE. slogh, slough, AS. sl[=o]h a hollow place; cf. MHG. sl[=u]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; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
slough — slough1 [sluf] n. [ME slouh, akin to Ger schlauch, a skin, bag < IE base * sleug̑ , to glide, slip > Latvian sl užât, to slide] 1. the skin of a snake, esp. the outer layer that is periodically cast off 2. any castoff layer, covering, etc … English World dictionary
slough|y — slough|y1 «SLOW ee», adjective, slough|i|er, slough|i|est. soft and muddy; full of soft, deep mud; miry: »sloughy creeks. slough|y2 «SLUHF ee», adjective. of dead skin; covered with dead skin or tissue … Useful english dictionary
Slough — Slough, v. t. To cast off; to discard as refuse. [1913 Webster] New tint the plumage of the birds, And slough decay from grazing herds. Emerson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Slough — Slough, obs. imp. of {Slee}, to slay. Slew. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) The dead mass separating… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Slough — Slough, a. Slow. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
slough — Ⅰ. slough [1] ► NOUN 1) a swamp. 2) a situation characterized by lack of progress or activity. DERIVATIVES sloughy adjective. ORIGIN Old English. Ⅱ. slough … English terms dictionary
