SLEEK

Source: 566, 567

sleek. Sleek, a. smooth, glossy, fat; v.t. to make smooth

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Sleek (slēk), a. [Compar. Sleeker (–ẽr); superl. Sleekest.] [[OE. slik; akin to Icel. slīkr, and OE. sliken to glide, slide, G. schleichen, OHG. slīhhan, D. slik, slijk, mud, slime, and E. slink. Cf. Slick, Slink.]] 1. 1. Having an even, smooth surface; smooth; hence, glossy; as, sleek hair. Chaucer.
So sleek her skin, so faultless was her make. Dryden. 2. 2. Not rough or harsh.
Those rugged names to our like mouths grow sleek. Milton.