Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗To make smooth or glossy; to polish. · To calm or soothe. · To glide.
That which makes smooth; varnish.
With ease and dexterity.
Having an even, smooth surface; smooth · Glossy. · Not rough or harsh. · Slim and streamlined; not plump, thick, or stocky.
A late variant of slick; cognate to German schleichen (Old High German slihhan) and Dutch slijk (“mud, slime”). Compare slink.
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- Cognate mentionschleichende
- Cognate mentionslihhangoh
- Cognate mentionslijknl · mud, slime
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