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sleekness|ˈsliːknɪs|
[f. sleek a.]
The quality of being sleek.
1628Feltham Resolves i. xxxii, I confesse, we may liue to..the sleekenesse of the declining crowne. 1751Johnson Rambler No. 138 ⁋10 They [sc. the horses] lost their sleekness and grace, and were soon purchased at half the value. 1771H. Mackenzie Man of Feeling xxi. 75 This coat..spoke of the sleekness of folly, and the threadbareness of wisdom. 1811Self Instructor 561 The glare and sleekness of the sattin. 1868Geo. Eliot F. Holt 31 He..was especially addicted to black satin waistcoats, which carried out the general sleekness of his appearance. 1897M. Kingsley W. Africa 322 The beautiful little gazelles.., white underneath, and satin-like in sleekness all over. |