sleekn.¹

Brit.

/sliːk/, U.S.

/slik/, Scottish English

/slik/

Forms: Also slick, slieck.

Etymology: probably short for sleek measure: compare sleek v. 1c, and Middle Flemish sleec, sleic (modern Flemish sleek, sleik) adjective, even with the top of the vessel.

Scottish.

A measure for fruit, etc. (see later quots.).

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > [noun] > specific liquid or dry units

miteOE

meta1325

suma1325

measurec1325

last1341

maund1365

pottlea1382

mug1400

mutchkin?1425

eightin-dele1440

rotec1484

sixtera1492

stortkyn1501

tolbot1536

firlot1549

sleek1705

modius1802

ton tight-

1705 in W. Hector Judic. Rec. Renfrewshire (1876) 42 Ten slicks of keeping apples, such as his lady shall choyce.

1793 in Ure Hist. Rutherglen 45 Each Slieck of Fruit, ½d.

1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Addit. Sleek, a measure of fruits, or roots, &c., containing forty pounds.

1820 J. Cleland Rise & Progress Glasgow 167 Fruit is sold by the sleek of 20 Scotch pints.

1856 J. C. Morton Cycl. Agric. (new ed.) II. (Gloss.) 1126/2 Sleek (Clydesdale), of apples or pears, a peck = 2½ gallons.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

sleekn.²

Brit.

/sliːk/, U.S.

/slik/, Scottish English

/slik/

Forms: Also 1700s sleik.

Etymology: ? Related to sleech n. or sleck n.

Scottish. rare.

Mud; a mud-bank.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > land mass > reef > mudbank > [noun]

oozea1500

ooze bank1668

mudbanka1717

sleek1774

mud bar1813

mudflat1922

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > mud > [noun]

laira1340

fanc1340

mudc1400

slutchc1400

slikec1425

slipc1440

slobber1440

sorec1440

slot?a1500

glar?a1513

slubber1570

slab1622

lute1694

lutulence1727

sletch1743

sleek1774

slakec1800

1774 D. Graham Impartial Hist. Rebellion (ed. 3) xii. 138 The pilot ran her into a creek, Got past the breakers, 'mong sand and sleik.

1875 A. Smith New Hist. Aberdeenshire I. 31 The sleeks of the estuary of the Ythan.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

sleekn.³

Brit.

/sliːk/, U.S.

/slik/

Etymology: < sleek adj. and adv.

Nautical.

(See quot. 1840 and cf. slick n.¹ 3a.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > body of water > [noun] > surface of > smooth place on

sleek1840

slick1849

the world > matter > constitution of matter > oiliness or greasiness > [noun] > oiliness > oil > film of on water

sleek1840

slick1849

oil slick1887

oil patch1918

sheen1970

1840 F. D. Bennett Narr. Whaling Voy. II. v. 202 Broad oily tracks, or ‘sleeks’ on the surface of the water, (produced by the recent passage of a party of cetaceans).

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

sleekadj.adv.

Brit.

/sliːk/, U.S.

/slik/

Forms: 1500s sleke, slieke, sleake, 1500s–1600s sleik, sleeke, 1600s– sleek.

Etymology: Later variant form of Middle English slĭke slick adj.

a. Of animals, their limbs, etc.: Having, or covered with, hair or fur which lies close and smooth, usually a sign of good condition or careful attention.

ΚΠ

1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream iv. i. 3 While I..stick musk roses in thy sleeke smooth head.

1634 T. Heywood & R. Brome Late Lancashire Witches iiii. sig. G4 You may see by his plump belly and sleeke legs he hath not bin sore travail'd.

1714 J. Gay Shepherd's Week i. 36 See this Tobacco Pouch that's lin'd with Hair, Made of the Skin of sleekest fallow Deer.

1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth IV. 91 No quadrupede is fatter, none has a more sleek or glossy skin [than the mole].

1822 W. Irving Bracebridge Hall (U.K. ed.) I. 28 She rode a sleek white pony.

1859 E. Capern Ballads & Songs (new ed.) 148 The sleek and dappled kine.

b. Of hair, etc., in this condition.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adjective] > neat or trim > sleek

slick?a1366

smug1582

sleek1829

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > styles of hair > [adjective] > smoothed

sleek1829

oiled-down1907

slicked1921

smarmed1953

1829 E. Bulwer-Lytton Disowned I. ii. 25 Bright were the eyes, and sleek the tresses of the damsel.

1841 E. Bulwer-Lytton Night & Morning i. vi His hair short, dark, and sleek.

1859 C. Dickens Tale of Two Cities i. iv. 11 He wore an odd little sleek crisp flaxen wig.

a. Of surfaces: Entirely free from roughness; perfectly smooth or polished.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > flatness or levelness > smoothness > [adjective] > smooth and polished or glossy

slighta1300

politea1398

well-burnishedc1400

well-polished1485

snod?a1500

sleeked1513

sneith1513

snog1513

sleek1589

enamelled1600

polished1649

slid1719

waxen1722

glazy1724

smolt1837

patent leather1904

smarmy1909

ciré1921

1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. xix. 205 Her bosome sleake as Paris plaster.

1601 J. Marston et al. Iacke Drums Entertainm. iii. sig. E3 With a soft sleeke hand Il'e clappe thy cheeke.

1665 R. Hooke Micrographia 100 A very smooth and sleek surface, almost like the surface of black sealing wax.

a1722 E. Lisle Observ. Husbandry (1757) 218 In hot dry weather the oat-straw will be so sleek, that it will be troublesome loading and tying it together so as not to slide off from the cart.

1754 T. Gray Let. 18 Sept. in Corr. (1971) I. 410 The rock is cut up, till it is as smooth & as sleek as sattin.

1807 J. Beresford Miseries Human Life II. xx. 231 Using, once more, a discarded nutmeg-grater, or a sleek file!

1842 J. C. Prichard Nat. Hist. Man 306 Their skin, though but an indifferent black, is always sleek and smooth.

b. Of the sea or sky: Unruffled, tranquil. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > state of sea > [adjective] > not rough

stillOE

plainc1330

smoothc1374

demure1377

calmc1440

softa1450

glassy1535

sleek1603

eddyless1621

oily smooth1803

waveless1804

foamless1821

undimpled1821

rippleless1832

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > fine weather > [adjective] > calm (of weather, climate, or the elements)

smoltc950

lithec1275

still1390

smoothc1402

peaceablec1425

calmc1440

serenousc1440

lownc1485

stormlessc1500

serene1508

calm-winded1577

unwindy1580

calmy1587

sleek1603

halcedonian1611

pacific1633

settled1717

unstormy1823

untempested1846

placable1858

untempestuous1864

unrestless1919

1603 M. Drayton Barrons Wars iii. xlvii. 64 On the sleeke waters waft her sayles along.

1611 T. Middleton & T. Dekker Roaring Girle sig. F4^v After a storme the face of heauen looks sleeke.

1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. II. i. iii. 30 What sulphur-cloud is that that defaces the sleek sea?

a. Oily, fawning, plausible, specious.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > [adjective]

ficklinga1240

glozing1297

blandingc1315

blandishingc1374

glaveringc1394

fleering?a1400

sleekedc1400

faginga1425

smoothc1450

flattering1484

cogging1542

flatterous1546

butterya1585

smooth-tongueda1593

oily1598

silken1598

slick-tongued1598

soothing1599

sleek1601

slick1606

blandiloquous1615

supellectile1615

colloguing1620

losengeous1632

oiled-tongued1632

daubing1655

blandiloquious1689

smooth-booted1706

palavering1764

pill-gilding1764

oily-tongued1788

buttering1789

sleeky1810

smooth-spoken1821

oleaginous1833

butteraceous1837

saponaceous1837

soft-soapy1849

soapy1854

blarneying1884

smarmy1924

sweet-talking1956

smoothie1959

smarming1970

blandiloquent-

1601 B. Jonson Fountaine of Selfe-love i. ii. sig. B3^v Slieke flatterie and she: Are twin-borne sisters.

1623 W. Shakespeare & J. Fletcher Henry VIII iii. ii. 242 How sleeke and wanton Ye appeare in euery thing may bring my ruine!

a1789 W. J. Mickle Siege Marseilles ii. iv With sleek adulterous smiles.

1822 P. B. Shelley Hellas 27 After the war is fought, yield the sleek Russian That which thou can'st not keep.

1850 C. Kingsley Alton Locke I. iv. 70 Being the sleek, subtle..religious sins they are.

b. Dexterous, skilful. = slick adj. 4.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adjective] > skilful or adroit

hendc1275

happya1400

clean1485

habile1485

practivea1500

feat1519

well-handeda1529

handsome1542

trick1542

neat1571

dexterous1622

adroit1652

right-handeda1661

artful1663

nitle1673

ambidextrousa1682

clever1716

jemmy1751

slick1807

sleek1822

cleverish1826

featy1844

two-handed1861

nifty1889

mean1918

organized1926

ept1938

1822 W. Hazlitt Table-talk II. iv. 67 The waiter, who is a sleek hand.

4. Of persons: Having a smooth skin, esp. as the result of being in good condition; plump.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > [adjective] > of health: good > healthy looking

quick?c1225

freshc1380

slickc1440

well-hueda1500

sleek1638

jollya1661

sonsy1720

sleekyc1725

well-looking1725

clean-run1881

the world > life > the body > skin > textures or states of skin > [adjective] > wrinkle > not having

unwrinkled1547

smooth-faced1591

smooth-skinned1611

unpleated1612

unbunched1615

sleek1638

sleekyc1725

unploughed1826

unlined1840

1638 J. Milton Lycidas in Obsequies 23 in Justa Edouardo King On the level brine Sleek Panope with all her sisters play'd.

1699 S. Garth Dispensary i. 7 How sleik their looks, how goodly is their Mien, When big they strut behind a double Chin.

1714 N. Rowe Hor. Ep. i. iv Me..Batt'ning in Ease you'll find, sleek, fresh, and fair.

1746 P. Francis tr. Horace in P. Francis & W. Dunkin tr. Horace Epistles i. iv. 28 Here, in sleek and joyous Case, You'll find..An Hog by Epicurus fed.

1823 C. Lamb Christ's Hosp. in Elia 34 Sleek well-fed blue-coat boys.

1876 L. Morris Epic of Hades ii. 13 What were it to lie Sleek, crowned with roses.

figurative.1843 T. Carlyle Past & Present ii. xi. 132 Monachism itself..lies sleek and buried.1878 ‘G. Eliot’ College Breakfast Party in Macmillan's Mag. July 169 In a sleek and rural apathy.

5. Coal Mining. (See quot. 1883.)

ΚΠ

1883 W. S. Gresley Gloss. Terms Coal Mining 225 Sleek, soft and troublesome, as applied to the state of the floor in steep seams.

6. As adv. In a smooth or sleek manner.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > flatness or levelness > smoothness > [adverb] > and glossy

sleek1602

snogly1615

sleekly1730

silkily1815

1602 J. Marston Antonios Reuenge iv. i. sig. G2 The chub-fac't fop Shines sleeke with full cramm'd fat of happinesse.

1735 W. Somervile Chace ii. 494 Nor can his spotted Skin, Tho' sleek it shine,..Save the proud Pard from unrelenting Fate.

1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth V. 161 The feathers, which lie so sleek and in such beautiful order.

1859 C. Dickens Tale of Two Cities i. iv. 11 His brown stockings fitted sleek and close.

Compounds

sleek-browed adj.

ΚΠ

1602 J. Marston Hist. Antonio & Mellida i. sig. B3 With most obsequious, sleek-brow'd intertain.

sleek-faced adj.

ΚΠ

1604 T. Middleton Father Hubburds Tales sig. F3^v A faire sleekt-facde Courtier.

1853 G. P. R. James Agnes Sorel III. xi. 217 Were I..a sleek-faced negotiator.

sleek-haired adj.

ΚΠ

1841 C. Dickens Barnaby Rudge iv. 256 An old-fashioned, thin-faced, sleek-haired..small-eyed little fellow.

sleek-headed adj.

ΚΠ

a1616 W. Shakespeare Julius Caesar (1623) i. ii. 194 Let me haue men about me, that are fat, Sleeke-headed men.

1769 H. Brooke Fool of Quality IV. xvii. 117 The advice of his sleek-headed ministry.

sleek-looking adj.

ΚΠ

1823 W. Cobbett Rural Rides in Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 6 Sept. 599 This school-master was a sleek-looking young fellow.

sleek-skinned

ΚΠ

1661 R. Brathwait Comment Two Tales Chaucer (1901) 49 You say a sleek-skinn'd Cat will ever go a Caterwawing.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

sleekv.

Brit.

/sliːk/, U.S.

/slik/

Forms: Also Middle English slekyn, 1500s sleke, 1500s–1600s sleak, 1600s sleeke, sleik.

Etymology: Later variant form of Middle English slĭke(n slick v.

a. transitive. To make sleek or smooth by rubbing or polishing.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > flatness or levelness > smoothness > make smooth [verb (transitive)] > make smooth and polished or glossy

slicka1225

polisha1382

sleekc1440

levigate1617

sleeken1621

slicken1621

conglaciate1656

steel1807

c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 459/1 Slekyn, licibricinnulo.

1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey 72 They curiously sleeke their paper, which is thick.

1683 S. Pepys Diary at Tangier in Life (1841) I. 422 When dry, they sleek it [calico] with smooth shells, and roll it up.

1770 P. Luckombe Conc. Hist. Printing 33 The paper..was sleeked with a tooth or shell.

1852 C. Morfit Arts of Tanning, Currying, & Leather-dressing 375 The skin is..sleeked with a round-knife.

1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) IV. 175 A hide of leather is..sleeked down till the surface is perfectly smooth.

b. To reduce to smoothness; to invest with a smooth unruffled appearance.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > flatness or levelness > smoothness > make smooth [verb (transitive)]

smeethc1000

slipe1390

smoothc1440

sleck1530

explain1549

smooth1611

besmooth?1615

sleek1619

deglabrate1623

unruffle1629

smoothen1678

cleanse1680

smoothen1680

smooth1859

1513 [implied in: G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid vi. xii. 15 All fischis..doith repair Ondir the slekit see of marbill hew. (at sleeked adj. 1)].

1619 M. Drayton Barons Warres iii. xlvii, in Poems (rev. ed.) 40 Sleeke eu'ry little Dimple of the Lake: Sweet Syrens, and be readie with your Song.

1813 J. Hogg Queen's Wake ii. xiii. 183 The moon that sleeks the sky.

1834 T. Aird in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Nov. 617 Forth looks the sun,..and sleeks the slippery hills.

c. Scottish. To fill to, make level with, the brim or top.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > place > presence > fact of taking up space > take up (space or a place) [verb (transitive)] > fill > to the brim

brim1611

brim-fill1615

sleek1863

1863 R. Quinn Heather Lintie (ed. 2) 126 Although the tears I shed behin' her Wad sleek a sheuch.

1882 Jamieson's Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. (new ed.) (at cited word) ‘Noo, sleek the stimpart,’ i.e. smooth or level the grain in the measure.

a. To make (the skin, hair, etc.) smooth and glossy.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautify (the person) [verb (transitive)] > make smooth and sleek

slicka1300

sleek1508

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautify the person [verb (reflexive)] > make smooth and sleek

sleek1508

1508 Mayd Emlyn 49 in W. C. Hazlitt Remains Early Pop. Poetry Eng. IV. 85 Ofte wolde she sleke To make smothe her cheke, With redde roses therin.

1609 T. Dekker Guls Horne-bk. sig. B4 A rownd face sleekt and washt ouer with whites of egges.

1637 J. Milton Comus 30 Faire Ligea's golden comb, Wherewith she sits..Sleeking her soft alluring locks.

1720 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad VI. xxiii. 350 That wont to deck Their flowing Manes, and sleek their glossy Neck.

1786 Pogmologia 133 Thick beards sleeked in the same manner as their hair is.

1830 Ld. Tennyson Character ii He smooth'd his chin and sleek'd his hair.

1895 A. Nutt Voy. Bran I. 238 Two great eagles come and sleek the great bird with their bills.

reflexive.1891 C. E. Norton tr. Dante Divine Comedy II. viii. 51 Licking like a beast that sleeks itself.

b. to sleek up, to make presentable, or of attractive appearance.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautify (the person) [verb (transitive)]

highta1200

atiffe?c1225

tiff?c1225

wyndre?a1366

kembc1386

picka1393

prunec1395

tifta1400

varnishc1405

finea1425

tifflea1425

quaint1484

embuda1529

trick?1532

trick1545

dill1548

tricka1555

prink1573

smug1588

sponge1588

smudge1589

perk1590

primpc1590

sponge1592

tricksy1598

prime1616

sprug1622

briska1625

to sleek upa1625

trickify1678

prim1688

titivate1705

dandify1823

beflounce1824

befop1866

spry1878

lustrify1886

dude1899

doll1916

tart1938

youthify1945

pansy1946

spiv1947

dolly1958

zhuzh1970

a1625 J. Fletcher Chances iii. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Bbb2/1 Sleek up your self, leave crying, For I must have yee entertain this Lady With all civility.

a1639 W. Whately Prototypes (1640) i. xix. 241 There is such a man's servant, she is exceedingly sleeked up, see..what a dress shee hath.

c. To lay back, to flatten.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > head and neck > [verb (transitive)] > lay flat the ears

slet?c1225

sleek1894

1894 S. R. Crockett Raiders vi. 62 The poor beast..stood most pitifully still, sleeking back its ears.

d. To draw (a comb) through hair with a smoothing effect.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > beautify (the hair) [verb (transitive)] > comb

kembc1000

comb1398

pectinate1623

rede1718

to comb out1854

redd1864

back-comb1865

fine-tooth comb1889

rat1904

hackle1929

tease1957

sleek1959

1959 Listener 21 May 904/1 The boys sleeking combs through their hair.

1967 G. B. Mair Girl from Peking vii. 73 The Admiral..was sleeking a comb through his thinning hair.

3. transferred or figurative. To render sleek or smooth, in various senses:

a. Denoting removal of agitation, disturbance, deep thought, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > freedom from trouble, care, or sorrow > make free from trouble, care, or sorrow [verb (transitive)]

unburden1578

secure1597

sleeka1616

unsad1640

untorture1650

unconcern1653

unsadden1654

serene1707

a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) iii. ii. 29 Gentle my Lord, sleeke o're your rugged Lookes, Be bright and Iouiall.

1640 J. Yorke Commend. Verses in Union of Honour So much fancy, as may sleeke My Lords brow, and dimple my Ladies cheeke.

1859 Ld. Tennyson Merlin & Vivien 748 in Idylls of King To sleek her ruffled peace of mind.

1864 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia IV. xvii. ii. 520 So very possible to sleek them down into peace, thought Majesty's Ministry.

b. Denoting the assumption of friendly or flattering looks or speech. Cf. sleeked adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > make friends with [verb (transitive)] > assume friendly or flattering looks or speech

sleek1607

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > flatter [verb (intransitive)]

fikea1225

flatter?c1225

ficklec1230

blandisha1340

smooth1340

glaver1380

softa1382

glozec1386

to hold (also bear) up oila1387

glothera1400

flaitec1430

smekec1440

love?a1500

flata1522

blanch1572

cog1583

to smooth it1583

smooth1587

collogue1602

to oil the tongue1607

sleek1607

wheedle1664

pepper1784

blarney1837

to pitch (the) woo1935

flannel1941

sweet-talk1956

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > put on flattering air [verb (reflexive)]

sleek1607

smooth1868

1607 T. Dekker & J. Webster North-ward Hoe i. sig. B3^v Ile candy o're my words, and sleeke my brow.

1671 J. Milton Paradise Regain'd iv. 5 The perswasive Rhetoric That sleek't his tongue.

1876 W. Morris Story of Sigurd ii. 109 So I wrapped my heart in guile And sleeked my tongue with sweetness.

reflexive.1876 Ld. Tennyson Harold i. i. 7 He hath learnt..To sleek and supple himself to the king's hand.

c. To polish (a composition). Also with over.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > art or occupation of writer or author > be the author of or write (a work) [verb (transitive)] > polish a composition

sleeka1623

a1623 W. Pemble Vindiciæ Gratiæ (1627) Pref. 1 Vnto my apprehension, such Prologues, how euer sleeked ouer, doe yet feele rough and uneuen.

1640 T. Carew Poems 109 Repine not at the Taper's thriftie waste, That sleekes thy terser Poems.

d. To gloze over, put in a favourable light.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > semblance, outward show > present speciously [verb (transitive)] > make pleasant

honeyc1390

sugar1412

sugar1603

sleek1871

1871 Ld. Tennyson Last Tournament in Contemp. Rev. Dec. 12 Musing how to smooth And sleek his marriage over to the Queen.

4. intransitive. To move, glide, sweep on smoothly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > specific manner of progressive motion > move progressively in specific manner [verb (intransitive)] > smoothly

slidea950

scritheOE

glidea1275

silec1400

swima1556

steal1626

slip1680

snoove1719

skate1775

sleek1818

1818 L. Hunt Foliage ii For as the racks came sleeking on, one fell With rain into a dell.

Derivatives

ˈsleeking n. (also attributive)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > [noun] > making smooth and sleek

sleeking1578

slicking1600

brush-up1897

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > [noun] > smoothing

burling?1549

sleeking1578

the world > life > the body > hair > types of hair > [adjective] > straight

uncurled1596

lanky1670

lankish1689

lank1690

straight1748

sleeking1827

uncrisped1827

uncurling1854

curlless1861

the world > space > shape > flatness or levelness > smoothness > [adjective] > making smooth

smoothing1495

smootha1596

smoothening1841

sleeking1873

1578 J. Lyly Euphues f. 43^v I loathe almoste to thincke on.., the sleeking of theire faces.

1632 S. Marmion Hollands Leaguer iii. iv Wherefore are all your sleekings and your curlings..composed by art?

1827 T. Hood Hero & Leander lix, in Plea Midsummer Fairies & Other Poems 88 His sleeking hair Creeps o'er her knees.

1873 E. O'Curry Lect. Anc. Irish III. 116 The sleeking stick or bone which weavers still use.

1883 R. Haldane Workshop Receipts 2nd Ser. 368/1 After washing the grain with the grass-brush, it is followed by the sleeking-iron.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

n.¹1705

n.²1774

n.³1840

adj.adv.1589

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单词	sleek
释义	sleekn.¹ Brit. /sliːk/, U.S. /slik/, Scottish English /slik/ Forms: Also slick, slieck. Etymology: probably short for sleek measure: compare sleek v. 1c, and Middle Flemish sleec, sleic (modern Flemish sleek, sleik) adjective, even with the top of the vessel. Scottish. A measure for fruit, etc. (see later quots.). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > [noun] > specific liquid or dry units miteOE meta1325 suma1325 measurec1325 last1341 maund1365 pottlea1382 mug1400 mutchkin?1425 eightin-dele1440 rotec1484 sixtera1492 stortkyn1501 tolbot1536 firlot1549 sleek1705 modius1802 ton tight- 1705 in W. Hector Judic. Rec. Renfrewshire (1876) 42 Ten slicks of keeping apples, such as his lady shall choyce. 1793 in Ure Hist. Rutherglen 45 Each Slieck of Fruit, ½d. 1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Addit. Sleek, a measure of fruits, or roots, &c., containing forty pounds. 1820 J. Cleland Rise & Progress Glasgow 167 Fruit is sold by the sleek of 20 Scotch pints. 1856 J. C. Morton Cycl. Agric. (new ed.) II. (Gloss.) 1126/2 Sleek (Clydesdale), of apples or pears, a peck = 2½ gallons. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022). sleekn.² Brit. /sliːk/, U.S. /slik/, Scottish English /slik/ Forms: Also 1700s sleik. Etymology: ? Related to sleech n. or sleck n. Scottish. rare. Mud; a mud-bank. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > land mass > reef > mudbank > [noun] oozea1500 ooze bank1668 mudbanka1717 sleek1774 mud bar1813 mudflat1922 the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > mud > [noun] laira1340 fanc1340 mudc1400 slutchc1400 slikec1425 slipc1440 slobber1440 sorec1440 slot?a1500 glar?a1513 slubber1570 slab1622 lute1694 lutulence1727 sletch1743 sleek1774 slakec1800 1774 D. Graham Impartial Hist. Rebellion (ed. 3) xii. 138 The pilot ran her into a creek, Got past the breakers, 'mong sand and sleik. 1875 A. Smith New Hist. Aberdeenshire I. 31 The sleeks of the estuary of the Ythan. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022). sleekn.³ Brit. /sliːk/, U.S. /slik/ Etymology: < sleek adj. and adv. Nautical. (See quot. 1840 and cf. slick n.¹ 3a.) ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > body of water > [noun] > surface of > smooth place on sleek1840 slick1849 the world > matter > constitution of matter > oiliness or greasiness > [noun] > oiliness > oil > film of on water sleek1840 slick1849 oil slick1887 oil patch1918 sheen1970 1840 F. D. Bennett Narr. Whaling Voy. II. v. 202 Broad oily tracks, or ‘sleeks’ on the surface of the water, (produced by the recent passage of a party of cetaceans). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022). sleekadj.adv. Brit. /sliːk/, U.S. /slik/ Forms: 1500s sleke, slieke, sleake, 1500s–1600s sleik, sleeke, 1600s– sleek. Etymology: Later variant form of Middle English slĭke slick adj. 1. a. Of animals, their limbs, etc.: Having, or covered with, hair or fur which lies close and smooth, usually a sign of good condition or careful attention. ΚΠ 1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream iv. i. 3 While I..stick musk roses in thy sleeke smooth head. View more context for this quotation 1634 T. Heywood & R. Brome Late Lancashire Witches iiii. sig. G4 You may see by his plump belly and sleeke legs he hath not bin sore travail'd. 1714 J. Gay Shepherd's Week i. 36 See this Tobacco Pouch that's lin'd with Hair, Made of the Skin of sleekest fallow Deer. 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth IV. 91 No quadrupede is fatter, none has a more sleek or glossy skin [than the mole]. 1822 W. Irving Bracebridge Hall (U.K. ed.) I. 28 She rode a sleek white pony. 1859 E. Capern Ballads & Songs (new ed.) 148 The sleek and dappled kine. b. Of hair, etc., in this condition. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adjective] > neat or trim > sleek slick?a1366 smug1582 sleek1829 the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > styles of hair > [adjective] > smoothed sleek1829 oiled-down1907 slicked1921 smarmed1953 1829 E. Bulwer-Lytton Disowned I. ii. 25 Bright were the eyes, and sleek the tresses of the damsel. 1841 E. Bulwer-Lytton Night & Morning i. vi His hair short, dark, and sleek. 1859 C. Dickens Tale of Two Cities i. iv. 11 He wore an odd little sleek crisp flaxen wig. 2. a. Of surfaces: Entirely free from roughness; perfectly smooth or polished. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > flatness or levelness > smoothness > [adjective] > smooth and polished or glossy slighta1300 politea1398 well-burnishedc1400 well-polished1485 snod?a1500 sleeked1513 sneith1513 snog1513 sleek1589 enamelled1600 polished1649 slid1719 waxen1722 glazy1724 smolt1837 patent leather1904 smarmy1909 ciré1921 1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. xix. 205 Her bosome sleake as Paris plaster. 1601 J. Marston et al. Iacke Drums Entertainm. iii. sig. E3 With a soft sleeke hand Il'e clappe thy cheeke. 1665 R. Hooke Micrographia 100 A very smooth and sleek surface, almost like the surface of black sealing wax. a1722 E. Lisle Observ. Husbandry (1757) 218 In hot dry weather the oat-straw will be so sleek, that it will be troublesome loading and tying it together so as not to slide off from the cart. 1754 T. Gray Let. 18 Sept. in Corr. (1971) I. 410 The rock is cut up, till it is as smooth & as sleek as sattin. 1807 J. Beresford Miseries Human Life II. xx. 231 Using, once more, a discarded nutmeg-grater, or a sleek file! 1842 J. C. Prichard Nat. Hist. Man 306 Their skin, though but an indifferent black, is always sleek and smooth. b. Of the sea or sky: Unruffled, tranquil. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > state of sea > [adjective] > not rough stillOE plainc1330 smoothc1374 demure1377 calmc1440 softa1450 glassy1535 sleek1603 eddyless1621 oily smooth1803 waveless1804 foamless1821 undimpled1821 rippleless1832 the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > fine weather > [adjective] > calm (of weather, climate, or the elements) smoltc950 lithec1275 still1390 smoothc1402 peaceablec1425 calmc1440 serenousc1440 lownc1485 stormlessc1500 serene1508 calm-winded1577 unwindy1580 calmy1587 sleek1603 halcedonian1611 pacific1633 settled1717 unstormy1823 untempested1846 placable1858 untempestuous1864 unrestless1919 1603 M. Drayton Barrons Wars iii. xlvii. 64 On the sleeke waters waft her sayles along. 1611 T. Middleton & T. Dekker Roaring Girle sig. F4^v After a storme the face of heauen looks sleeke. 1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. II. i. iii. 30 What sulphur-cloud is that that defaces the sleek sea? 3. a. Oily, fawning, plausible, specious. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > [adjective] ficklinga1240 glozing1297 blandingc1315 blandishingc1374 glaveringc1394 fleering?a1400 sleekedc1400 faginga1425 smoothc1450 flattering1484 cogging1542 flatterous1546 butterya1585 smooth-tongueda1593 oily1598 silken1598 slick-tongued1598 soothing1599 sleek1601 slick1606 blandiloquous1615 supellectile1615 colloguing1620 losengeous1632 oiled-tongued1632 daubing1655 blandiloquious1689 smooth-booted1706 palavering1764 pill-gilding1764 oily-tongued1788 buttering1789 sleeky1810 smooth-spoken1821 oleaginous1833 butteraceous1837 saponaceous1837 soft-soapy1849 soapy1854 blarneying1884 smarmy1924 sweet-talking1956 smoothie1959 smarming1970 blandiloquent- 1601 B. Jonson Fountaine of Selfe-love i. ii. sig. B3^v Slieke flatterie and she: Are twin-borne sisters. View more context for this quotation 1623 W. Shakespeare & J. Fletcher Henry VIII iii. ii. 242 How sleeke and wanton Ye appeare in euery thing may bring my ruine! View more context for this quotation a1789 W. J. Mickle Siege Marseilles ii. iv With sleek adulterous smiles. 1822 P. B. Shelley Hellas 27 After the war is fought, yield the sleek Russian That which thou can'st not keep. 1850 C. Kingsley Alton Locke I. iv. 70 Being the sleek, subtle..religious sins they are. b. Dexterous, skilful. = slick adj. 4. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adjective] > skilful or adroit hendc1275 happya1400 clean1485 habile1485 practivea1500 feat1519 well-handeda1529 handsome1542 trick1542 neat1571 dexterous1622 adroit1652 right-handeda1661 artful1663 nitle1673 ambidextrousa1682 clever1716 jemmy1751 slick1807 sleek1822 cleverish1826 featy1844 two-handed1861 nifty1889 mean1918 organized1926 ept1938 1822 W. Hazlitt Table-talk II. iv. 67 The waiter, who is a sleek hand. 4. Of persons: Having a smooth skin, esp. as the result of being in good condition; plump. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > [adjective] > of health: good > healthy looking quick?c1225 freshc1380 slickc1440 well-hueda1500 sleek1638 jollya1661 sonsy1720 sleekyc1725 well-looking1725 clean-run1881 the world > life > the body > skin > textures or states of skin > [adjective] > wrinkle > not having unwrinkled1547 smooth-faced1591 smooth-skinned1611 unpleated1612 unbunched1615 sleek1638 sleekyc1725 unploughed1826 unlined1840 1638 J. Milton Lycidas in Obsequies 23 in Justa Edouardo King On the level brine Sleek Panope with all her sisters play'd. 1699 S. Garth Dispensary i. 7 How sleik their looks, how goodly is their Mien, When big they strut behind a double Chin. 1714 N. Rowe Hor. Ep. i. iv Me..Batt'ning in Ease you'll find, sleek, fresh, and fair. 1746 P. Francis tr. Horace in P. Francis & W. Dunkin tr. Horace Epistles i. iv. 28 Here, in sleek and joyous Case, You'll find..An Hog by Epicurus fed. 1823 C. Lamb Christ's Hosp. in Elia 34 Sleek well-fed blue-coat boys. 1876 L. Morris Epic of Hades ii. 13 What were it to lie Sleek, crowned with roses. figurative.1843 T. Carlyle Past & Present ii. xi. 132 Monachism itself..lies sleek and buried.1878 ‘G. Eliot’ College Breakfast Party in Macmillan's Mag. July 169 In a sleek and rural apathy. 5. Coal Mining. (See quot. 1883.) ΚΠ 1883 W. S. Gresley Gloss. Terms Coal Mining 225 Sleek, soft and troublesome, as applied to the state of the floor in steep seams. 6. As adv. In a smooth or sleek manner. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > flatness or levelness > smoothness > [adverb] > and glossy sleek1602 snogly1615 sleekly1730 silkily1815 1602 J. Marston Antonios Reuenge iv. i. sig. G2 The chub-fac't fop Shines sleeke with full cramm'd fat of happinesse. 1735 W. Somervile Chace ii. 494 Nor can his spotted Skin, Tho' sleek it shine,..Save the proud Pard from unrelenting Fate. 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth V. 161 The feathers, which lie so sleek and in such beautiful order. 1859 C. Dickens Tale of Two Cities i. iv. 11 His brown stockings fitted sleek and close. Compounds sleek-browed adj. ΚΠ 1602 J. Marston Hist. Antonio & Mellida i. sig. B3 With most obsequious, sleek-brow'd intertain. sleek-faced adj. ΚΠ 1604 T. Middleton Father Hubburds Tales sig. F3^v A faire sleekt-facde Courtier. 1853 G. P. R. James Agnes Sorel III. xi. 217 Were I..a sleek-faced negotiator. sleek-haired adj. ΚΠ 1841 C. Dickens Barnaby Rudge iv. 256 An old-fashioned, thin-faced, sleek-haired..small-eyed little fellow. sleek-headed adj. ΚΠ a1616 W. Shakespeare Julius Caesar (1623) i. ii. 194 Let me haue men about me, that are fat, Sleeke-headed men. View more context for this quotation 1769 H. Brooke Fool of Quality IV. xvii. 117 The advice of his sleek-headed ministry. sleek-looking adj. ΚΠ 1823 W. Cobbett Rural Rides in Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 6 Sept. 599 This school-master was a sleek-looking young fellow. sleek-skinned ΚΠ 1661 R. Brathwait Comment Two Tales Chaucer (1901) 49 You say a sleek-skinn'd Cat will ever go a Caterwawing. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2022). sleekv. Brit. /sliːk/, U.S. /slik/ Forms: Also Middle English slekyn, 1500s sleke, 1500s–1600s sleak, 1600s sleeke, sleik. Etymology: Later variant form of Middle English slĭke(n slick v. 1. a. transitive. To make sleek or smooth by rubbing or polishing. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > flatness or levelness > smoothness > make smooth [verb (transitive)] > make smooth and polished or glossy slicka1225 polisha1382 sleekc1440 levigate1617 sleeken1621 slicken1621 conglaciate1656 steel1807 c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 459/1 Slekyn, licibricinnulo. 1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey 72 They curiously sleeke their paper, which is thick. 1683 S. Pepys Diary at Tangier in Life (1841) I. 422 When dry, they sleek it [calico] with smooth shells, and roll it up. 1770 P. Luckombe Conc. Hist. Printing 33 The paper..was sleeked with a tooth or shell. 1852 C. Morfit Arts of Tanning, Currying, & Leather-dressing 375 The skin is..sleeked with a round-knife. 1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) IV. 175 A hide of leather is..sleeked down till the surface is perfectly smooth. b. To reduce to smoothness; to invest with a smooth unruffled appearance. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > flatness or levelness > smoothness > make smooth [verb (transitive)] smeethc1000 slipe1390 smoothc1440 sleck1530 explain1549 smooth1611 besmooth?1615 sleek1619 deglabrate1623 unruffle1629 smoothen1678 cleanse1680 smoothen1680 smooth1859 1513 [implied in: G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid vi. xii. 15 All fischis..doith repair Ondir the slekit see of marbill hew. (at sleeked adj. 1)]. 1619 M. Drayton Barons Warres iii. xlvii, in Poems (rev. ed.) 40 Sleeke eu'ry little Dimple of the Lake: Sweet Syrens, and be readie with your Song. 1813 J. Hogg Queen's Wake ii. xiii. 183 The moon that sleeks the sky. 1834 T. Aird in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Nov. 617 Forth looks the sun,..and sleeks the slippery hills. c. Scottish. To fill to, make level with, the brim or top. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > presence > fact of taking up space > take up (space or a place) [verb (transitive)] > fill > to the brim brim1611 brim-fill1615 sleek1863 1863 R. Quinn Heather Lintie (ed. 2) 126 Although the tears I shed behin' her Wad sleek a sheuch. 1882 Jamieson's Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. (new ed.) (at cited word) ‘Noo, sleek the stimpart,’ i.e. smooth or level the grain in the measure. 2. a. To make (the skin, hair, etc.) smooth and glossy. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautify (the person) [verb (transitive)] > make smooth and sleek slicka1300 sleek1508 the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautify the person [verb (reflexive)] > make smooth and sleek sleek1508 1508 Mayd Emlyn 49 in W. C. Hazlitt Remains Early Pop. Poetry Eng. IV. 85 Ofte wolde she sleke To make smothe her cheke, With redde roses therin. 1609 T. Dekker Guls Horne-bk. sig. B4 A rownd face sleekt and washt ouer with whites of egges. 1637 J. Milton Comus 30 Faire Ligea's golden comb, Wherewith she sits..Sleeking her soft alluring locks. 1720 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad VI. xxiii. 350 That wont to deck Their flowing Manes, and sleek their glossy Neck. 1786 Pogmologia 133 Thick beards sleeked in the same manner as their hair is. 1830 Ld. Tennyson Character ii He smooth'd his chin and sleek'd his hair. 1895 A. Nutt Voy. Bran I. 238 Two great eagles come and sleek the great bird with their bills. reflexive.1891 C. E. Norton tr. Dante Divine Comedy II. viii. 51 Licking like a beast that sleeks itself. b. to sleek up, to make presentable, or of attractive appearance. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautify (the person) [verb (transitive)] highta1200 atiffe?c1225 tiff?c1225 wyndre?a1366 kembc1386 picka1393 prunec1395 tifta1400 varnishc1405 finea1425 tifflea1425 quaint1484 embuda1529 trick?1532 trick1545 dill1548 tricka1555 prink1573 smug1588 sponge1588 smudge1589 perk1590 primpc1590 sponge1592 tricksy1598 prime1616 sprug1622 briska1625 to sleek upa1625 trickify1678 prim1688 titivate1705 dandify1823 beflounce1824 befop1866 spry1878 lustrify1886 dude1899 doll1916 tart1938 youthify1945 pansy1946 spiv1947 dolly1958 zhuzh1970 a1625 J. Fletcher Chances iii. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Bbb2/1 Sleek up your self, leave crying, For I must have yee entertain this Lady With all civility. a1639 W. Whately Prototypes (1640) i. xix. 241 There is such a man's servant, she is exceedingly sleeked up, see..what a dress shee hath. c. To lay back, to flatten. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > head and neck > [verb (transitive)] > lay flat the ears slet?c1225 sleek1894 1894 S. R. Crockett Raiders vi. 62 The poor beast..stood most pitifully still, sleeking back its ears. d. To draw (a comb) through hair with a smoothing effect. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > beautify (the hair) [verb (transitive)] > comb kembc1000 comb1398 pectinate1623 rede1718 to comb out1854 redd1864 back-comb1865 fine-tooth comb1889 rat1904 hackle1929 tease1957 sleek1959 1959 Listener 21 May 904/1 The boys sleeking combs through their hair. 1967 G. B. Mair Girl from Peking vii. 73 The Admiral..was sleeking a comb through his thinning hair. 3. transferred or figurative. To render sleek or smooth, in various senses: a. Denoting removal of agitation, disturbance, deep thought, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > freedom from trouble, care, or sorrow > make free from trouble, care, or sorrow [verb (transitive)] unburden1578 secure1597 sleeka1616 unsad1640 untorture1650 unconcern1653 unsadden1654 serene1707 a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) iii. ii. 29 Gentle my Lord, sleeke o're your rugged Lookes, Be bright and Iouiall. View more context for this quotation 1640 J. Yorke Commend. Verses in Union of Honour So much fancy, as may sleeke My Lords brow, and dimple my Ladies cheeke. 1859 Ld. Tennyson Merlin & Vivien 748 in Idylls of King To sleek her ruffled peace of mind. 1864 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia IV. xvii. ii. 520 So very possible to sleek them down into peace, thought Majesty's Ministry. b. Denoting the assumption of friendly or flattering looks or speech. Cf. sleeked adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > make friends with [verb (transitive)] > assume friendly or flattering looks or speech sleek1607 the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > flatter [verb (intransitive)] fikea1225 flatter?c1225 ficklec1230 blandisha1340 smooth1340 glaver1380 softa1382 glozec1386 to hold (also bear) up oila1387 glothera1400 flaitec1430 smekec1440 love?a1500 flata1522 blanch1572 cog1583 to smooth it1583 smooth1587 collogue1602 to oil the tongue1607 sleek1607 wheedle1664 pepper1784 blarney1837 to pitch (the) woo1935 flannel1941 sweet-talk1956 the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > put on flattering air [verb (reflexive)] sleek1607 smooth1868 1607 T. Dekker & J. Webster North-ward Hoe i. sig. B3^v Ile candy o're my words, and sleeke my brow. 1671 J. Milton Paradise Regain'd iv. 5 The perswasive Rhetoric That sleek't his tongue. View more context for this quotation 1876 W. Morris Story of Sigurd ii. 109 So I wrapped my heart in guile And sleeked my tongue with sweetness. reflexive.1876 Ld. Tennyson Harold i. i. 7 He hath learnt..To sleek and supple himself to the king's hand. c. To polish (a composition). Also with over. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > art or occupation of writer or author > be the author of or write (a work) [verb (transitive)] > polish a composition sleeka1623 a1623 W. Pemble Vindiciæ Gratiæ (1627) Pref. 1 Vnto my apprehension, such Prologues, how euer sleeked ouer, doe yet feele rough and uneuen. 1640 T. Carew Poems 109 Repine not at the Taper's thriftie waste, That sleekes thy terser Poems. d. To gloze over, put in a favourable light. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > semblance, outward show > present speciously [verb (transitive)] > make pleasant honeyc1390 sugar1412 sugar1603 sleek1871 1871 Ld. Tennyson Last Tournament in Contemp. Rev. Dec. 12 Musing how to smooth And sleek his marriage over to the Queen. 4. intransitive. To move, glide, sweep on smoothly. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > specific manner of progressive motion > move progressively in specific manner [verb (intransitive)] > smoothly slidea950 scritheOE glidea1275 silec1400 swima1556 steal1626 slip1680 snoove1719 skate1775 sleek1818 1818 L. Hunt Foliage ii For as the racks came sleeking on, one fell With rain into a dell. Derivatives ˈsleeking n. (also attributive) ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > [noun] > making smooth and sleek sleeking1578 slicking1600 brush-up1897 the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > [noun] > smoothing burling?1549 sleeking1578 the world > life > the body > hair > types of hair > [adjective] > straight uncurled1596 lanky1670 lankish1689 lank1690 straight1748 sleeking1827 uncrisped1827 uncurling1854 curlless1861 the world > space > shape > flatness or levelness > smoothness > [adjective] > making smooth smoothing1495 smootha1596 smoothening1841 sleeking1873 1578 J. Lyly Euphues f. 43^v I loathe almoste to thincke on.., the sleeking of theire faces. 1632 S. Marmion Hollands Leaguer iii. iv Wherefore are all your sleekings and your curlings..composed by art? 1827 T. Hood Hero & Leander lix, in Plea Midsummer Fairies & Other Poems 88 His sleeking hair Creeps o'er her knees. 1873 E. O'Curry Lect. Anc. Irish III. 116 The sleeking stick or bone which weavers still use. 1883 R. Haldane Workshop Receipts 2nd Ser. 368/1 After washing the grain with the grass-brush, it is followed by the sleeking-iron. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1705n.²1774n.³1840adj.adv.1589v.c1440
随便看	spit and polish spit and sawdust spit bars spit blood spit chips spit cotton spit feathers spit image spit in or on one's hands spit into the wind spit it out spit kitten spit roast spit sixpences spit take spit takes spit up spit white spit-and-polish spit-and-polished spit-boot spit-box spit-cat spit-curl spit-deep

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