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Webster 1913 Edition

Sleek

Sleek

(slēk)
,
Adj.
[
Com
par.
Sleeker
(slēk′ẽr)
;
sup
erl.
Sleekest
.]
[OE.
slik
; akin to Icel.
slīkr
, and OE.
sliken
to glide, slide, G.
schleichen
, OHG.
slīhhan
, 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

,
Noun.
1.
That which makes smooth; varnish.
[R.]

Sleek

,
Verb.
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.
Shakespeare

Webster 1828 Edition

Sleek

SLEEK

,
Adj.
[See Like]
1.
Smooth; having an even smooth surface; whence, glossy; as sleek hair. So sleek her skin, so faultless was her make.
2.
Not rough or harsh, Those rugged names to our like mouths grow sleek.

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