释义 |
ˈslicken, v. rare. [f. slick a. + -en5.] trans. To make smooth or polished.
1621Burton Anat. Mel. 442 The Eban stone which Goldsmiths vse to slicken their gold with. 1688Holme Armoury iii. 15 A Band..Starched, Slickened and Smoothed by the care of the Landress. Ibid. 292 A Shooemakers polishing stick..is that wherewith they polish and slicken their Leather. 1893–4Heslop Northumbld. Gloss., Slickened, polished. Used to describe the appearance found on the planes of bedding where a fault in the strata has occurred. |