| Pronunciation: | | sleek
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- [adj] having a smooth, gleaming surface; "glossy auburn hair"; "satiny gardenia petals"; "sleek black fur"; "silken eyelashes"; "silky skin"; "a silklike fabric"; "slick seals and otters"
- [adj] well-groomed and neatly tailored; especially too well-groomed; "sleek figures in expensive clothes"
- [v] make slick or smooth
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| | Synonyms: | | glossy, groomed, satin(a), satiny, silken, silklike, silky, slick, slick, smooth |
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| | See Also: | | polish, shine, smooth, smoothen |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Sleek\, n.
A slick.
\Sleek\, a. [Compar. {Sleeker}; superl. {Sleekest}.] [OE.
slik; akin to Icel. sl[=i]kr, and OE. sliken to glide, slide,
G. schleichen, OHG. sl[=i]hhan, D. slik, slijk, mud, slime,
and E. slink. Cf. {Slick}, {Slink}.]
1. Having an even, smooth surface; smooth; hence, glossy; as,
sleek hair. --Chaucer.
So sleek her skin, so faultless was her make.
--Dryden.
2. Not rough or harsh.
Those rugged names to our like mouths grow sleek.
--Milton.
\Sleek\, adv.
With ease and dexterity. [Low]
\Sleek\, n.
That which makes smooth; varnish. [R.]
\Sleek\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sleeked};p. pr. & vb. n.
{Sleeking}.]
To make even and smooth; to render smooth, soft, and glossy;
to smooth over.
Sleeking her soft alluring locks. --Milton.
Gentle, my lord, sleek o'er your rugged looks. --Shak.
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