[syn: satiny, sleek, silken, silky, silklike, slick]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Sleek \Sleek\ (sl[=e]k), a. [Compar. Sleeker (sl[=e]k"[~e]r);
superl. Sleekest.] [OE. slik; akin to Icel. sl[imac]kr, and
OE. sliken to glide, slide, G. schleichen, OHG. sl[imac]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.
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So sleek her skin, so faultless was her make.
--Dryden.
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2. Not rough or harsh.
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Those rugged names to our like mouths grow sleek.
--Milton.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Sleek \Sleek\, adv.
With ease and dexterity. [Low]
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Sleek \Sleek\, n.
1. That which makes smooth; varnish. [R.]
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2. A slick.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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Sleeking her soft alluring locks. --Milton.
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Gentle, my lord, sleek o'er your rugged looks. --Shak.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
sleek
adj 1: well-groomed and neatly tailored; especially too well-
groomed; "sleek figures in expensive clothes"
2: designed or arranged to offer the least resistant to fluid
flow; "a streamlined convertible" [syn: streamlined,
aerodynamic, flowing, sleek]
3: having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; "glossy
auburn hair"; "satiny gardenia petals"; "sleek black fur";
"silken eyelashes"; "silky skin"; "a silklike fabric"; "slick
seals and otters" [syn: satiny, sleek, silken, silky,
silklike, slick]
v 1: make slick or smooth [syn: slick, sleek]