sleek

sleek
sleek [{{t}}sli:k]
adjective
(a) (fur, hair) luisant, lustré, lisse; (feathers) brillant, luisant; (bird) aux plumes luisantes; (cat) au poil soyeux ou brillant
(b) (person → in appearance) soigné, tiré à quatre épingles; (→ in manner) onctueux, doucereux
(c) (vehicle, plane) aux lignes pures;
the car has very sleek lines cette voiture a une très belle ligne;
a sleek black limousine une limousine d'un noir brillant
sleek back, sleek down separable transitive verb
to sleek one's hair back or down se lisser les cheveux

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  • Sleek — (sl[=e]k), a. [Compar. {Sleeker} (sl[=e]k [ e]r); superl. {Sleekest}.] [OE. slik; akin to Icel. sl[=i]kr, and OE. sliken to glide, slide, G. schleichen, OHG. sl[=i]hhan, D. slik, slijk, mud, slime, and E. slink. Cf. {Slick}, {Slink}.] 1. Having… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Sleek — Sleek, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sleeked};p. pr. & vb. n. {Sleeking}.] To make even and smooth; to render smooth, soft, and glossy; to smooth over. [1913 Webster] Sleeking her soft alluring locks. Milton. [1913 Webster] Gentle, my lord, sleek o er… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sleek — [slēk] adj. [var. of SLICK, with Early ModE vowel lengthening] 1. smooth and shiny; glossy, as a highly polished surface, well kept hair or fur, etc. 2. of well fed or well groomed appearance [fat, sleek pigeons] 3. polished in speech and… …   English World dictionary

  • sleek|it — «SLEE kiht», adjective. Scottish. 1. sleek: »Wee, sleekit, cow rin , timrous beastie… (Robert Burns). 2. plausible; deceitful; sly. ╂[variant of sleeked, past participle of sleek] …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Sleek — Sleek, n. 1. That which makes smooth; varnish. [R.] [1913 Webster] 2. A slick. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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