• (n.) The finer portion of a crushed ore, as of gold, lead, or tin, separated by the water in certain wet processes.
Schlich noun [ G.; akin to LG. slick mud, Dutch slijk , Middle High German slīch .] (Metal.) The finer portion of a crushed ore, as of gold, lead, or tin, separated by the water in certain wet processes. [ Written also slich , slick .]