Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Sleek"
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) 1.7 (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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