slickstonen.

Forms: Also Middle English, 1500s slike-, Middle English slyk-, 1500s slycke-.

Etymology: < slick v. Compare Old Norse slíkisteinn (Norwegian slikjestein).Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈslickstone.

Now rare.

= sleekstone n.

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

c1325 Gloss. W. de Bibbesw. in Wright Voc. 172 A slike~stone.

c1340 Nominale (Skeat) 158 W[oman] oft with slikeston slikyth.

14.. in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 563 Amethon, a slykston.

14.. in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 593 Litatorium, a slykston.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 271 Slyckestone, lisse a papier.

1594 T. Nashe Vnfortunate Traveller sig. C4 Theyr shooes shined as bright as a slike-stone.

1657 R. Ligon True Hist. Barbados 75 Shining as parchment dyed green, and slickt with a slick-stone.

1674 C. Cotton Compl. Gamester (1680) 85 Some have a way to slick with a Slick-stone all the Honours very smooth.

?1711 J. Petiver Gazophylacii X. Table 96 A large smooth shining Gowry, which is used for a Polish or Slick-stone.

a1756 E. Haywood New Present (1771) 267 Smooth them [ribands] with a glass slick-stone.

1821 J. Smyth Pract. of Customs (ed. 2) ii. 242 Slick Stones, the 100—0 8 0.

1894 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words (at cited word) Slickstones were sometimes made with a stalk or handle.

1895 Standard Dict. Slickstone,..Archeol., a pre~historic stone implement used in preparing skins.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	slickstone
释义	slickstonen. Forms: Also Middle English, 1500s slike-, Middle English slyk-, 1500s slycke-. Etymology: < slick v. Compare Old Norse slíkisteinn (Norwegian slikjestein).Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈslickstone. Now rare. = sleekstone n. 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 c1325 Gloss. W. de Bibbesw. in Wright Voc. 172 A slike~stone. c1340 Nominale (Skeat) 158 W[oman] oft with slikeston slikyth. 14.. in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 563 Amethon, a slykston. 14.. in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 593 Litatorium, a slykston. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 271 Slyckestone, lisse a papier. 1594 T. Nashe Vnfortunate Traveller sig. C4 Theyr shooes shined as bright as a slike-stone. 1657 R. Ligon True Hist. Barbados 75 Shining as parchment dyed green, and slickt with a slick-stone. 1674 C. Cotton Compl. Gamester (1680) 85 Some have a way to slick with a Slick-stone all the Honours very smooth. ?1711 J. Petiver Gazophylacii X. Table 96 A large smooth shining Gowry, which is used for a Polish or Slick-stone. a1756 E. Haywood New Present (1771) 267 Smooth them [ribands] with a glass slick-stone. 1821 J. Smyth Pract. of Customs (ed. 2) ii. 242 Slick Stones, the 100—0 8 0. 1894 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words (at cited word) Slickstones were sometimes made with a stalk or handle. 1895 Standard Dict. Slickstone,..Archeol., a pre~historic stone implement used in preparing skins. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.c1325
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