Smooth; glossy; sleek. Obsolete exc. dialect.

Smoothed, polished, burnished. Obsolete.

Carefully or thoroughly polished (literal and figurative).

That has been thoroughly polished; perfectly smooth or glossy. Also (and in earliest use) figurative: highly refined or elegant; perfected.

Smooth, sleek; even. Also absol.

Smoothed; having a glossy skin, etc.

Smooth, polished. Also figurative.

Smooth, sleek; neat, tidy.

Of surfaces: Entirely free from roughness; perfectly smooth or polished.

Having naturally a hard polished surface, resembling enamel.

Having naturally a smooth, glossy surface.

figurative. Smooth, polished, sleek, sly.

transferred and figurative. As if made of wax. With reference to the smooth and lustrous surface of things modelled in wax. Said, e.g., of…

Resembling a glaze; having the smooth shiny appearance of a glaze or glazed surface.

Bright, shining; smooth, polished.

Resembling patent leather in colour, glossiness, or slickness.

Smooth and sleek.

Having a smooth polished surface. Also short for ciré silk, etc.