| 单词 |
sleeken |
| 释义 |
sleeken, v.|ˈsliːk(ə)n| [f. sleek a. + -en5.] trans. To make smooth and glossy. Also fig.
1621Burton Anat. Mel. ii. iv. i. iv, The Eban stone which Goldsmiths use to sleeken their gold with. 1688Holme Armoury ii. 41/2 The Sleek stone, a ball made of glass, which Landresses and Drawers of Cloath use to polish or sleeken their Linnen with. 1824Mactaggart Gallovid. Encycl. 150 Young gorbs which he did fin'..Whilk sleekened his skin. c1844Mrs. Browning Portrait xviii, All voices that address her, Soften, sleeken every word. 1862Temple Bar VI. 132 Society..sleekens the boy into a machine well-oiled, and superfinishes the girl. |

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