dictionary help| sleek | medical dictionary |
1. Having an even, smooth surface; smooth; hence, glossy; as, sleek hair. "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)
Origin: 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.
(01 Mar 1998)
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