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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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