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Definition of Slicked
1. Adjective. (of hair) made smooth by applying a sticky or glossy substance. "Black hair plastered with pomade"
Definition of Slicked
1. Verb. (past of slick) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Slicked
1. slick [v] - See also: slick
Lexicographical Neighbors of Slicked
Literary usage of Slicked
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Putnam's Automobile Handbook: The Care and Management of the Modern Motor-car by Harry Clifford Brokaw, Charles Ackerman Starr (1918)
"... "slicked" THE ENGINE RUNS IF we scuff our feet on the bare pavement we wear
out our shoes, develop a lot of heat, and notice considerable resistance; ..."
2. Ures̓ Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines: Containing a Clear by Andrew Ure (1860)
"After staying a sufficient time it is taken to the scouring-stone ; if cordovan,
it is slicked as dry as can be well accomplished on the flesh side; ..."
3. Mackenzie's Ten Thousand Receipts: In All the Useful and Domestic Arts by Colin MacKenzie (1867)
"The skins are then rinsed off, slicked on a marble table with a steel slicker
and stiff brush on the flesh side, the dirt and coloring matter of the bark ..."
4. American Edition of the British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and ...by William Nicholson by William Nicholson (1819)
"... and slicked upon the flesh with a small smooth piece of glass; sized again
with a sponge; and when dry, this sort of leather, called waxed, ..."
5. Foundry Practice: A Text Book for Molders, Students and Apprentices by Reginald Heber Palmer (1911)
"After it has set for a few moments, it is slicked with the trowel which is held
at a slight angle to the surface. If the trowel is allowed to lie flat ..."
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