Sleek
Sleek (slēk) , adjective
[Old English slik; akin to Icelandic slīkr, and Old English sliken to glide, slide, German schleichen, Old High German slīhhan, Dutch slik, slijk, mud, slime, and English slink. Compare Slick, Slink.]
1.
Having an even, smooth surface; smooth; hence, glossy; as, sleek hair. — Chaucer
So sleek her skin, so faultless was her make.
2.
Not rough or harsh.
Those rugged names to our like mouths grow sleek.
Sleek , adverb
With ease and dexterity. [Low]
Sleek , noun
1.
That which makes smooth; varnish. [Rare]
2.
A slick.
Sleek , transitive verb
To make even and smooth; to render smooth, soft, and glossy; to smooth over.
Sleeking her soft alluring locks.
Gentle, my lord, sleek o'er your rugged looks.