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sleeker

 

  1  definition  found 
 
  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.




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