sleeken

[sleek] Origin

sleek

2[sleek]
verb (used with object)
to make sleek; smooth; slick: to sleek leather.
Also, sleek·en.


Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English sleken, variant of slick2

sleek·er, noun
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Sleeken is always a great word to know.
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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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Word Origin & History

sleek
1589, variant of M.E. slike (see slick). Originally of healthy-looking animal hair; applied to persons 1637, with sense of "plump and smooth-skinned."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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