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slur⋅ry

  [slur-ee] noun, plural -ries, verb, -ried, -ry⋅ing, adjective
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–noun
1. a thin mixture of an insoluble substance, as cement, clay, or coal, with a liquid, as water or oil.
2. Ceramics. a thin slip.
–verb (used with object)
3. to prepare a suspension of (a solid in a liquid).
–adjective
4. of or pertaining to such a suspension.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME slory; perh. akin to slur
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slur·ry   (slûr'ē)   
n.   pl. slur·ries
A thin mixture of a liquid, especially water, and any of several finely divided substances, such as cement, plaster of Paris, or clay particles.

[Middle English slori, perhaps from sloor, mud.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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slurry 
c.1440, "mud, slime," probably related to M.E. sloor "thin or fluid mud" (see slur).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: slur·ry
Pronunciation: 'sl&r-E, 'sl&-rE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural slur·ries
: a waterymixture of insoluble matter
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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