Used by Chaucer as of the Northern dialect.
Slik"en*sides`, n. Same as Slickensides.
Sli"ly (?), adv. See Slyly. South.
Slim (slm), a. [Compar. Slimmer (?); superl. Slimmest.] [Formerly, bad,
worthless, weak, slight, awry, fr. D. slim; akin to G. schlimm, MHG.
slimp oblique, awry; of uncertain origin. The meaning of the English
word seems to have been influenced by slender.] 1. Worthless; bad.
[Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
2. Weak; slight; unsubstantial; poor; as, a slim argument. "That was a
slim excuse." Barrow.
3. Of small diameter or thickness in proportion to the height or
length; slender; as, a slim person; a slim tree. Grose.
Slime (?), n. [OE. slim, AS. slm; akin to D. slijm, G. schleim, MHG.
slmen to make smooth, Icel. slm slime, Dan. sliim; cf. L. limare to
file, polish, levis smooth, Gr. &?;&?;&?;; or cf. L. limus mud.] 1.
Soft, moist earth or clay, having an adhesive quality; viscous mud.
As it [Nilus] ebbs, the seedsman Upon the slime and ooze scatters
his grain.
Shak.
2. Any mucilaginous substance; any substance of a dirty nature, that is
moist, soft, and adhesive.