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  8  definitions  found 
 
  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  1.6  [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}] 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Slick,  OK  (town,  FIPS  68000) 
  Location:  35.77644  N,  96.26657  W 
  Population  (1990):  124  (62  housing  units) 
  Area:  1.1  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water)




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