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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 sleek /ˈslik/
 (a.)光滑的,茁壯的,井然有序的,圓滑的,時髦的(vt.)使光滑,梳攏(vi.)打扮漂亮

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Sleek a. [Compar. Sleeker superl. Sleekest.]
 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.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Sleek, n.
 1. That which makes smooth; varnish. [R.]
 2. A slick.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Sleek, adv. With ease and dexterity. [Low]

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 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.
    Sleeking her soft alluring locks.   --Milton.
    Gentle, my lord, sleek o'er your rugged looks.   --Shak.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 sleek
      adj 1: having a smooth, gleaming surface; "glossy auburn hair";
             "satiny gardenia petals"; "sleek black fur"; "silken
             eyelashes"; "silky skin"; "a silklike fabric"; "slick
             seals and otters" [syn: glossy, satiny, silken,
             silky, silklike, slick]
      2: well-groomed and neatly tailored; especially too
         well-groomed; "sleek figures in expensive clothes"
      v : make slick or smooth [syn: slick]