Webster's Dictionary 1913

5995

Sleuthhound

Sleuth″hound′ (?), n. [See Sleuth, and cf. Slothound.] (Zoöl.) A hound that tracks animals by the scent; specifically, a bloodhound. [Spelt variously slouthhound, sluthhound, etc.]

5996

Slew

Slew (?), imp. of Slay.

5997

Slew (2)

Slew, v. t. See Slue.

5998

Slew (3)

Slew (slo͞o), n. [See Slough a wet place.] A wet place; a river inlet.The praire round about is wet, at times almost marshy, especially at the borders of the great reedy slews. ...

5999

Slewed

Slewed (?), a. Somewhat drunk.

6000

Slewth

Slewth (?), n. Sloth; idleness. Chaucer.

6001

Sley

Sley (?), n. [AS. sl�, fr. sleán to strike. See Slay, v. t.] 1. A weaver's reed. [Spelt also slaie.]2. A guideway in a knitting machine. Knight.

6002

Sley (2)

Sley, v. t. To separate or part the threads of, and arrange them in a reed; — a term used by weavers. See Sleave, and Sleid.

6003

Sley (3)

Sley (?), n.(Weaving) The number of ends per inch in the cloth, provided each dent in the reed in which it was made contained as equal number of ends. E. Whitworth.

6004

Slibber

Slib″ber (?), a. Slippery. Holland.

6005

Slice

Slice (?), n. [OE. slice, sclice, OF. esclice, from esclicier, esclichier, to break to pieces, of German origin; cf. OHG. slīzan to split, slit, tear, G. schleissen to slit. See...

6006

Slice (2)

Slice, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Sliced (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Slicing (?).] 1. To cut into thin pieces, or to cut off a thin, broad piece from.2. To cut into parts; to divide.3. To clear...

6007

Slice (3)

Slice, v. t.(Golf) To hit (the ball) so that the face of the club draws across the face of the ball and deflects it.

6008

Slicer

Sli″cer (?), n. One who, or that which, slices; specifically, the circular saw of the lapidary.

6009

Slich

{ Slich (?), Slick (?) }, n.(Metal.) See Schlich.

6010

Slick (2)

Slick (?), a. [See Sleek.] Sleek; smooth. “Both slick and dainty.” Chapman.

6011

Slick (3)

Slick, v. t. To make sleek or smoth. “Slicked all with sweet oil.” Chapman.

6012

Slick (4)

Slick, n.(Joinery) A wide paring chisel.

6013

Slick (5)

Slick, n. A slick, or smooth and slippery, surface or place; a sleek.The action of oil upon the water is upon the crest of the wave; the oil forming a slick upon the surface bre...

6014

Slicken

Slick″en (?), a. Sleek; smooth.

6015

Slickens

Slick″ens (?), n. [Cf. Slick, n.] (Mining) The pulverized matter from a quartz mill, or the lighter soil of hydraulic mines.

6016

Slickensides

Slick″en‐sides′ (?), n. 1. The smooth, striated, or partially polished surfaces of a fissure or seam, supposed to have been produced by the sliding of one surface on another.2. ...

6017

Slicker

Slick″er (?), n. That which makes smooth or sleek. Specifically: (a) A kind of burnisher for leather. (b) (Founding) A curved tool for smoothing the surfaces of a mold after the...

6018

Slicker (2)

Slick″er, n. A waterproof coat.

6019

Slicking

Slick″ing, n. 1. The act or process of smoothing.2. pl.(Min.) Narrow veins of ore.

6020

Slickness

Slick″ness, n. The state or quality of being slick; smoothness; sleekness.

6021

Slid

Slid (?), imp. & p. p. of Slide.