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  6  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Sleek  \Sleek\,  n. 
  A  slick. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Sleek  \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. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Sleek  \Sleek\,  adv 
  With  ease  and  dexterity.  [Low] 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Sleek  \Sleek\,  n. 
  That  which  makes  smooth;  varnish.  [R.] 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Sleek  \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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  sleek 
  adj  1:  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"  [syn:  {glossy},  {satin(a)},  {satiny}, 
  {silken},  {silky},  {silklike},  {slick}] 
  2:  well-groomed  and  neatly  tailored;  especially  too 
  well-groomed;  "sleek  figures  in  expensive  clothes" 
  v  :  make  slick  or  smooth  [syn:  {slick}] 




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