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Webster 1913 Edition


Slicken

Slick′en

,
Adj.
Sleek; smooth.
[Prov. Eng.]

Definition 2024


slicken

slicken

English

Verb

slicken (third-person singular simple present slickens, present participle slickening, simple past and past participle slickened)

  1. (transitive) To make slick.
    • 2001, Nora Roberts, Hidden Star
      Sweat dewed her skin, slickening it.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Adjective

slicken (comparative more slicken, superlative most slicken)

  1. (Britain, dialect) sleek; smooth