Hypertext Webster Gateway: "slick"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Schlich \Schlich\, n. [G.; akin to LG. slick mud, D. slijk, MHG.
sl[imac]ch.] (Metal.)
The finer portion of a crushed ore, as of gold, lead, or tin,
separated by the water in certain wet processes. [Written
also {slich}, {slick}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Slick \Slick\, n.
A slick, or smooth and slippery, surface or place; a sleek.
The action of oil upon the water is upon the crest of
the wave; the oil forming a slick upon the surface
breaks the crest. --The Century.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Slich \Slich\, Slick \Slick\, n. (Metal.)
See {Schlich}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Slick \Slick\, a. [See {Sleek}.]
Sleek; smooth. ``Both slick and dainty.'' --Chapman.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Slick \Slick\, v. t.
To make sleek or smoth. ``Slicked all with sweet oil.''
--Chapman.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Slick \Slick\, n. (Joinery)
A wide paring chisel.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
slick
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},
{sleek}, {silken}, {silky}, {silklike}]
2: made slick by e.g. ice or grease; "sidewalks slick with
ice"; "roads are slickest when rain has just started and
hasn't had time to wash away the oil"
3: having only superficial plausibility; "glib promises"; "a
slick commercial" [syn: {glib}, {pat}]
4: marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for
wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a
slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a
wily old attorney" [syn: {crafty}, {cunning}, {dodgy}, {foxy},
{guileful}, {knavish}, {sly}, {tricksy}, {tricky}, {wily}]
n 1: a slippery smoothness; "he could feel the slickness of the
tiller" [syn: {slickness}, {slipperiness}, {slip}]
2: a magazine printed on good quality paper [syn: {slick
magazine}]
3: a trowel used to make a surface slick
v 1: make slick or smooth [syn: {sleek}]
2: give a smooth and glossy appearance, as to one's hair [syn:
{slick down}, {sleek down}]
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