Sleeking her soft alluring locks. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
Gentle, my lord, sleek o'er your rugged looks. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
sleeked — slɪËk v. make smooth and glossy adj. shining, glossy; carefully groomed; well fed; cunning, clever … English contemporary dictionary
sleeked — … Useful english dictionary
sleek — I UK [sliːk] / US [slɪk] adjective Word forms sleek : adjective sleek comparative sleeker superlative sleekest 1) sleek fur or hair is smooth and shiny a young man with sleek dark hair a sleek black cat 2) fashionable and attractive in design a… … English dictionary
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. [1913 Webster] Sleeking her soft alluring locks. Milton. [1913 Webster] Gentle, my lord, sleek o er… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sleeking — 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. [1913 Webster] Sleeking her soft alluring locks. Milton. [1913 Webster] Gentle, my lord, sleek o… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Emery Molyneux — One of Molyneux s celestial globes, which is displayed in Middle Temple Library – from the frontispiece of the Hakluyt Society s 1889 reprint of A Learned Treatise of Globes, both Cœlestiall and Terrestriall, one of the English editions of Robert … Wikipedia
sleeky — /slee kee/, adj., sleekier, sleekiest. 1. sleek; smooth. 2. Chiefly Scot. sly; sneaky. Also, Scot., sleeked /sleekt/, sleekit. [1715 25; SLEEK1 + Y1] * * * … Universalium
sleek — sleek1 [sli:k] adj [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: SLICK1] 1.) a vehicle or other object that is sleek has a smooth attractive shape ▪ the sleek lines of the new Mercedes 2.) sleek hair or fur is straight, shiny, and healthy looking 3.) someone who is… … Dictionary of contemporary English
sleek — sleek1 [ slik ] adjective sleek fur or hair is smooth and shiny: a young man with sleek dark hair a sleek black cat a. looking or sounding good in a way that is not sincere: a sleek and ambitious young politician a sleek smile b. fashionable and… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sleek — 1 adjective 1 sleek hair or fur is straight, shiny, and healthy looking: The cat had sleek black fur. 2 a vehicle or other object that is sleek has a smooth attractive shape: the sleek lines of the new Mercedes 3 someone who is sleek looks rich,… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
