Sleek : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Sleek	by the DICT Development Group
6 results for Sleek
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sleek adj well-groomed and neatly tailored; especially too well- groomed; "sleek figures in expensive clothes" designed or arranged to offer the least resistant to fluid flow; "a streamlined convertible" Synonym(s): streamlined, aerodynamic, flowing, sleek having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; "glossy auburn hair"; "satiny gardenia petals"; "sleek black fur"; "silken eyelashes"; "silky skin"; "a silklike fabric"; "slick seals and otters" Synonym(s): satiny, sleek, silken, silky, silklike, slick v make slick or smooth Synonym(s): slick, 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[c6]kr, and OE. sliken to glide, slide, G. schleichen, OHG. sl[c6]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.