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Slain vs Killed - What's the difference?

slain | killed |

As adjectives the difference between slain and killed

is that slain is while killed is (metallurgy|of steel) deoxidized.

As a noun slain

is .

As a verb killed is

(kill).

slain

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en-plural noun)
  • (with "the") Those who have been killed.
  • * 1906 , Mary Elizabeth Lewis, The ethics of Wagner's The ring of the Nibelung , page 41:
    • While the Valkyries were the choosers of the valorous slain , they were also obedient to the call of any in distress who asked their help.

    Anagrams

    * * *

    killed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (kill)

    • Quotations

    * (English Citations of "killed")

    Derived terms

    * must have killed a Chinaman

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (metallurgy, of steel) deoxidized