Sleek (slEk), a. [Compar. Sleeker (-ər); superl. Sleekest.] [OE. slik; akin to Icel. slIkr, and OE. sliken to glide, slide, G. schleichen, OHG. slIhhan, 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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Sleek, adv.
With ease and dexterity. [Low]
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Sleek, n.
That which makes smooth; varnish. [R.]
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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.
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Sleek (?), n.
A slick.
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