Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A long water-repellant coat usually made of oilskin.
- noun A raincoat made of a glossy or shiny material, such as plastic or rubber.
- noun A tool for dressing hides.
- noun Informal A cheat; a swindler.
- noun Informal A person with stylish clothing and manners.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun etc. See
sleeker , etc. - noun Same as
silver-fish , 6.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A kind of burnisher for leather.
- noun (Founding) A curved tool for smoothing the surfaces of a mold after the withdrawal of the pattern.
- noun Western U.S. A waterproof coat.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
comparative form ofslick : moreslick - noun A
waterproof coat orjacket . - noun A person who is perceived as
clever ,urbane and possiblydisreputable . (abbreviation ofcity slicker .)
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
- noun a person with good manners and stylish clothing
- noun a macintosh made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof
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Examples
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Author: Kyle DeBruhl “Oh man†¦ †Jeremy sighed as he stared out the window. “The old man†™ s at it again. †He pulled himself out of the chair and lumbered to the front door, seizing an rain slicker from the coat rack as he went.
365 tomorrows » 2007 » November : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2007
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They also use what they call a slicker, being a dull edge of copper of about six or seven inches long set in a piece of wood, to serve as a handle.
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Many other items will fit intothe box, and I usually fill it up along with my rain slicker and foding shooting sticks.
Rifles of Interest: Montana High Country Series Ridgeline 2009
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Many other items will fit intothe box, and I usually fill it up along with my rain slicker and foding shooting sticks.
Rifles of Interest: Montana High Country Series Ridgeline 2009
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Always carry a rain slicker, both for rain, snow or just plain old wind.
Out Cold 2008
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Damn, you guys are cynical ... oh yea, and Doc Hollywood was the first film where a city slicker is a fish out of water in a hick town ... maybe you ought to start watching films from a few years before the 1980's?
Cars 2: New Release Date, Story Details, Short Car-Toons | /Film 2008
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COATS: burzaka (Turkish) = rain slicker kabat (Hungarian) = padded linen jacket, various styles, buttoned guibba (Italian) = waterproof brown leather (goat or sheep) jacket with fleece lining, worn only by lighters and sinners manteau = wool cloak uwagi = silk dress jacket
Archive 2004-12-12 Maggie Jochild 2004
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COATS: burzaka (Turkish) = rain slicker kabat (Hungarian) = padded linen jacket, various styles, buttoned guibba (Italian) = waterproof brown leather (goat or sheep) jacket with fleece lining, worn only by lighters and sinners manteau = wool cloak uwagi = silk dress jacket
SKENE CLOTHING Maggie Jochild 2004
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Bosco = Skene island dedicated to forests and lumber as well as pig raising botaniste = horticulturalist; makes decisions about which species of plants or animals to resurrect from cold storage; annually elected position buono = upland burzaka = waterproof rain slicker
SKENE GLOSSARY (SKENE TO ENGLISH) Maggie Jochild 2004
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Bosco = Skene island dedicated to forests and lumber as well as pig raising botaniste = horticulturalist; makes decisions about which species of plants or animals to resurrect from cold storage; annually elected position buono = upland burzaka = waterproof rain slicker
Archive 2004-12-12 Maggie Jochild 2004
treeseed commented on the word slicker
raincoat
January 22, 2008
asativum commented on the word slicker
Also: more slick.
And an ostensibly sophisticated person, usually preceded by "city".
January 22, 2008