sleekstonen.

Forms: Also Middle English slek(y)-, Middle English–1500s sleke-, 1500s–1600s sleeke-.

Etymology: < sleek adj. and adv. or sleek v. Compare slickstone n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsleekstone.

Obsolete exc. dialect.

1. A smooth stone used for smoothing and polishing.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > polishing > [noun] > implement for polishing > stone

slickstonec1325

pumice stonea1425

sleekstone1530

pounced stone1585

pomming-stone1615

polishing-slate1801

spume-stone1831

snake-stone1850

14.. in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 696 Hoc lacinatorium, a slek~stone.

c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 458/2 Slekyston,..linitorium.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 720 I make paper smothe with a sleke stone.

1563 T. Gale Certaine Wks. Chirurg. iv. ii. f. 63^v Stripe them [sc. clouts] wyth a sleeke stone and make them smouthe.

1580 J. Lyly Euphues & his Eng. (new ed.) To Rdrs. sig. ¶i^v Shee that wanteth a sleeke-stone to smooth hir linnen, will take a pebble.

1612 H. Peacham Graphice 94 Take of the fairest and smothest pastboord you can get, which with a sleeke stone rubbe as smooth, and as euen as you can.

1641 J. Milton Animadversions 9 A toothlesse Satyr is as improper as a toothed sleekstone.

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 41/2 The Sleek stone, a ball made of glass, which Landresses and Drawers of Cloath use to polish or sleeken their Linnen with.

1894 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words Slick-stone, Sleek-stone, a polishing stone.

2. transferred. (See quot. a1610.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > [noun] > flatterer

fickler?c1225

losenger1303

glothererc1325

flatterera1340

blander1340

flatter1340

glozera1420

fleecherc1425

fager1435

soother1553

smooth-boots1599

sleekstonea1610

blandisher1611

cogger1611

over-prizer1611

smoother1611

colloguer1631

dauber1642

pargetera1656

flattercap1681

whillywhaa1682

sweetener1728

proneur1809

carney1818

soft-soaper1839

soft-solderer1851

smooth-sayer1872

incenser1873

soft-mouth1881

blarneyer1882

flannel-mouth1882

oiler1883

jollier1896

smoodger1898

plámáser1919

sweet-talker1946

smarmy1957

a1610 J. Healey tr. Theophrastus Characters (1636) 19 A Sleeke-stone or Smooth-boot (as we terme him) is hee, that saluteth a man as farre off as his eye can carry levell.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	sleekstone
释义	sleekstonen. Forms: Also Middle English slek(y)-, Middle English–1500s sleke-, 1500s–1600s sleeke-. Etymology: < sleek adj. and adv. or sleek v. Compare slickstone n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsleekstone. Obsolete exc. dialect. 1. A smooth stone used for smoothing and polishing. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > polishing > [noun] > implement for polishing > stone slickstonec1325 pumice stonea1425 sleekstone1530 pounced stone1585 pomming-stone1615 polishing-slate1801 spume-stone1831 snake-stone1850 14.. in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 696 Hoc lacinatorium, a slek~stone. c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 458/2 Slekyston,..linitorium. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 720 I make paper smothe with a sleke stone. 1563 T. Gale Certaine Wks. Chirurg. iv. ii. f. 63^v Stripe them [sc. clouts] wyth a sleeke stone and make them smouthe. 1580 J. Lyly Euphues & his Eng. (new ed.) To Rdrs. sig. ¶i^v Shee that wanteth a sleeke-stone to smooth hir linnen, will take a pebble. 1612 H. Peacham Graphice 94 Take of the fairest and smothest pastboord you can get, which with a sleeke stone rubbe as smooth, and as euen as you can. 1641 J. Milton Animadversions 9 A toothlesse Satyr is as improper as a toothed sleekstone. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 41/2 The Sleek stone, a ball made of glass, which Landresses and Drawers of Cloath use to polish or sleeken their Linnen with. 1894 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words Slick-stone, Sleek-stone, a polishing stone. 2. transferred. (See quot. a1610.) ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > [noun] > flatterer fickler?c1225 losenger1303 glothererc1325 flatterera1340 blander1340 flatter1340 glozera1420 fleecherc1425 fager1435 soother1553 smooth-boots1599 sleekstonea1610 blandisher1611 cogger1611 over-prizer1611 smoother1611 colloguer1631 dauber1642 pargetera1656 flattercap1681 whillywhaa1682 sweetener1728 proneur1809 carney1818 soft-soaper1839 soft-solderer1851 smooth-sayer1872 incenser1873 soft-mouth1881 blarneyer1882 flannel-mouth1882 oiler1883 jollier1896 smoodger1898 plámáser1919 sweet-talker1946 smarmy1957 a1610 J. Healey tr. Theophrastus Characters (1636) 19 A Sleeke-stone or Smooth-boot (as we terme him) is hee, that saluteth a man as farre off as his eye can carry levell. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.14..
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