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Definition of Slays
1. slay [v] - See also: slay
Lexicographical Neighbors of Slays
Literary usage of Slays
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare (1887)
"1; slays Paris and dies, r. S. See ROSALINE. "The wise Friar Laurence perceived
that 'affliction was enamoured' of the susceptible qualities of this deeply ..."
2. Library of the World's Best Literature: Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1897)
"... prattle of thy joys in murmurs sweet, And print her cottage floor with
indecisive( feet. Translation of JH Wiffen. TANCRED IN IGNORANCE slays CLORINDA ..."
3. The Popular Science Monthly by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1890)
"St. Michael the archangel, with the wings of a bird, lies low and slays the fallen
angel Lucifer, having bats' wings. Dragons have also had their contests ..."
4. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Charles Dudley Warner, Hamilton Wright Mabie, Lucia Isabella Gilbert Runkle, George H Warner (1902)
"... prattle of thy joys in murmurs sweet, And print her cottage floor with indecisive
feet. Translation of JH Wiffen. TANCRED IN IGNORANCE slays CLORINDA A ..."
5. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1846)
"They wear no slays. Robertson, in his work on Paraguay, speaks very highly of
the beauty of the ladies of Corrientes ; but certainly I was greatly ..."
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