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Definition of Slain
1. Noun. People who have been slain (as in battle).
2. Adjective. Killed; 'slain' is formal or literary as in. "A picture of St. George and the slain dragon"
Definition of Slain
1. Verb. (past participle of slay) ¹
2. Noun. (qualifier with "the") Those who have been killed. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Slain
1. slay [v] - See also: slay
Lexicographical Neighbors of Slain
Literary usage of Slain
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Holy Bible by Canadian Bible Society (1851)
"20 They shall fa|l in the midst of them that are slain by the sword : she is
delivered to the sword : draw her and all her multitudes. ..."
2. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register by Henry Fritz-Gilbert Waters (1855)
"John Wells of Deerfield slain by y« Enemy near yc Lake and John Burt Killed or
taken or Lost at ye same time and in that Expedition about 8 of ye Enemy ..."
3. The Age of Fable; Or, Beauties of Mythology by Thomas Bulfinch, John Loughran Scott (1898)
"Penthesilea slew many of the bravest warriors, but was at last slain by Achilles.
But when the hero bent over his fallen foe, and contemplated her beauty, ..."
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