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Delapsion (?), n. A falling down, or out of place; prolapsion.
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Delassation (?), n. [L. delassare, delassatum, to tire out; de- + lassare to tire.] Fatigue.
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Able to continue without delassation. Ray.
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Delate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Delated; p. pr. & vb. n. Delating.] [L. delatus, used as p. p. of deferre. See , and cf. 3d , , v.] [Obs. or Archaic] 1. To carry; to convey.
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Try exactly the time wherein sound is delated. Bacon.
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2. To carry abroad; to spread; to make public.
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When the crime is delated or notorious. Jer. Taylor.
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3. To carry or bring against, as a charge; to inform against; to accuse; to denounce.
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As men were delated, they were marked down for such a fine. Bp. Burnet.
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4. To carry on; to conduct. Warner.
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Delate, v. i. To dilate. [Obs.] Goodwin.
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Delation (?), n. [L. delatio accusation: cf. F. délation.] 1. Conveyance. [Obs. or Archaic]
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In delation of sounds, the inclosure of them preserveth them. Bacon.
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2. (Law) Accusation by an informer. Milman.
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Delator (?), n. [L.] An accuser; an informer. [R.] Howell.
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Delaware (dĕlȧwâr), n. 1. one of the thirteen original states of the United States of America.
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2. (Bot.) An American grape, with compact bunches of small, amber-colored berries, sweet and of a good flavor.
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Delawarean n. a resident of Delaware.
Syn. -- Delawarian.
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Delawarian n. a resident of Delaware.
Syn. -- Delawarean.
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Delawares (dĕlȧwârz), n. pl.; sing. Delaware. (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians formerly inhabiting the valley of the Delaware River, but now mostly located in the Indian Territory.
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Delay (?), n.; pl. Delays (#). [F. délai, fr. OF. deleer to delay, or fr. L. dilatum, which, though really from a different root, is used in Latin only as a p. p. neut. of differre to carry apart, defer, delay. See , and cf. , , v.] A putting off or deferring; procrastination; lingering inactivity; stop; detention; hindrance.
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Without any delay, on the morrow I sat on the judgment seat. Acts xxv. 17.
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The government ought to be settled without the delay of a day. Macaulay.
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Delay, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Delayed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Delaying.] [OF. deleer, delaier, fr. the noun délai, or directly fr. L. dilatare to enlarge, dilate, in LL., to put off. See , n., and cf. , 1st , .] 1. To put off; to defer; to procrastinate; to prolong the time of or before.
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My lord delayeth his coming. Matt. xxiv. 48.
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2. To retard; to stop, detain, or hinder, for a time; to retard the motion, or time of arrival, of; as, the mail is delayed by a heavy fall of snow.
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Thyrsis! whose artful strains have oft delayed
The huddling brook to hear his madrigal. Milton.
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3. To allay; to temper. [Obs.]
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The watery showers delay the raging wind. Surrey.
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Delay, v. i. To move slowly; to stop for a time; to linger; to tarry.
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There seem to be certain bounds to the quickness and slowness of the succession of those ideas, . . . beyond which they can neither delay nor hasten. Locke.
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Delayer (?), n. One who delays; one who lingers.
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Delayingly, adv. By delays. [R.] Tennyson.
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Delayment (?), n. Hindrance. [Obs.] Gower.
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Del credere (?). [It., of belief or trust.] (Mercantile Law) An agreement by which an agent or factor, in consideration of an additional premium or commission (called a del credere commission), engages, when he sells goods on credit, to insure, warrant, or guarantee to his principal the solvency of the purchaser, the engagement of the factor being to pay the debt himself if it is not punctually discharged by the buyer when it becomes due.
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Dele (?), imperative sing. of L. delere to destroy. [Cf. .] (Print.) Erase; remove; -- a direction to cancel something which has been put in type; usually expressed by a peculiar form of d, thus: �.
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Dele, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Deleing.] [From the preceding word.] (Print.) To erase; to cancel; to delete; to mark for omission.
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Dele (?), v. t. [See .] To deal; to divide; to distribute. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Deleble (?; 277), a. [L. delebilis. See 1st .] Capable of being blotted out or erased. “An impression easily deleble.” Fuller.
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Delectable (?), a. [OF. delitable, OF. delitable, F. délectable, fr. L. delectabilis, fr. delectare to delight. See .] 1. Highly pleasing; delightful.
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Delectable both to behold and taste. Milton.

2. extremely pleasing to the sense of taste; same as , 1.
Syn. -- delicious, luscious, pleasant-tasting, scrumptious, toothsome, yummy.
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-- Delectableness, n. -- Delectably, adv. -- Delectability, n.
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Delectate (?), v. t. [L. delectatus, p. p. of delectare. See .] To delight; to charm. [R.]
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Delectation (?), n. [L. delectatio: cf. F. délectation.] Great pleasure; delight.
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Delectus (?), n. [L., selection, from deligere, delectum, to select.] A name given to an elementary book for learners of Latin or Greek. G. Eliot.
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Delegacy (?), n. [From , a.] 1. The act of delegating, or state of being delegated; deputed power. [Obs.]
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By way of delegacy or grand commission. Sir W. Raleigh.
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2. A body of delegates or commissioners; a delegation. [Obs.] Burton.
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Delegate (?), n. [L. delegatus, p. p. of delegare to send, delegate; de- + legare to send with a commission, to depute. See .] 1. Any one sent and empowered to act for another; one deputed to represent; a chosen deputy; a representative; a commissioner; a vicar.
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2. (a) One elected by the people of a territory to represent them in Congress, where he has the right of debating, but not of voting. (b) One sent by any constituency to act as its representative in a convention; as, a delegate to a convention for nominating officers, or for forming or altering a constitution. [U.S.]
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Coloq. Court of delegates , formerly, the great court of appeal from the archbishops' courts and also from the court of admiralty. It is now abolished, and the privy council is the immediate court of appeal in such cases. [Eng.]
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Delegate (?), a. [L. delegatus, p. p.] Sent to act for or represent another; deputed; as, a delegate judge. “Delegate power.” Strype.
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Delegate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Delegated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Delegating (?).] 1. To send as one's representative; to empower as an ambassador; to send with power to transact business; to commission; to depute; to authorize.
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2. To intrust to the care or management of another; to transfer; to assign; to commit.
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The delegated administration of the law. Locke.
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Delegated executive power. Bancroft.
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The power exercised by the legislature is the people's power, delegated by the people to the legislative. J. B. Finch.
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delegating n. the act or process of authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions.
Syn. -- delegation, relegating, relegation, deputation.
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Delegation (?), n. [L. delegatio: cf. F. délégation.] 1. The act of delegating, or investing with authority to act for another; the appointment of a delegate or delegates.
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2. One or more persons appointed or chosen, and commissioned to represent others, as in a convention, in Congress, etc.; the collective body of delegates; as, the delegation from Massachusetts; a deputation.
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3. (Rom. Law) A kind of novation by which a debtor, to be liberated from his creditor, gives him a third person, who becomes obliged in his stead to the creditor, or to the person appointed by him. Pothier.
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Delegatory (?), a. [L. delegatorius pert. to an assignment.] Holding a delegated position. Nash.
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Delenda (?), n. pl. [L., fr. delere to destroy.] Things to be erased or blotted out.
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Delenifical (?), a. [L. delenificus; delenire to soothe + facere to make. See .] Assuaging pain. [Obs.] Bailey.
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Delete (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deleted; p. pr. & vb. n. Deleting.] [L. deletus, p. p. of delere to destroy. Cf. 1st .] To blot out; to erase; to expunge; to dele; to omit.
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I have, therefore, . . . inserted eleven stanzas which do not appear in Sir Walter Scott's version, and have deleted eight. Aytoun.
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Deleterious (?), a. [LL. deleterius noxious, Gr. dhlhthrios, fr. dhlei^sqai to hurt, damage; prob. akin to L. delere to destroy.] Hurtful; noxious; destructive; pernicious; as, a deleterious plant or quality; a deleterious example. -- Deleteriously, adv. -- Deleteriousness, n.
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Deletery (?), a. [LL. deleterius: cf. F. délétère.] Destructive; poisonous. [Obs.] “Deletery medicines.” Hudibras.
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Deletery, n. That which destroys. [Obs.]
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They [the Scriptures] are the only deletery of heresies. Jer. Taylor.
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Deletion (?), n. [L. deletio, fr. delere. See .] Act of deleting, blotting out, or erasing; destruction. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.
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A total deletion of every person of the opposing party. Sir M. Hale.
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Deletitious (?), a. [L. deleticius.] Of such a nature that anything may be erased from it; -- said of paper.
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Deletive (?), a. Adapted to destroy or obliterate. [R.] Evelyn.
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Deletory (?), n. [See .] That which blots out. [Obs.] “A deletory of sin.” Jer. Taylor.
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Delf (dĕlf), n. [AS. delf a delving, digging. See .] A mine; a quarry; a pit dug; a ditch. [Written also delft, and delve.] [Obs.]
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The delfts would be so flown with waters, that no gins or machines could . . . keep them dry. Ray.
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delf, n. Same as .
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delft (dĕlft), n. Same as .
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Delftware (?), n. (a) Pottery made at the city of Delft in Holland; hence: (b) Earthenware made in imitation of the above; any glazed earthenware made for table use, and the like.
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Delibate (?), v. t. [L. delibatus, p. p. of delibare to taste; de- + libare to taste.] To taste; to take a sip of; to dabble in. [Obs.]
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Delibation (?), n. [L. delibatio: cf. F. délibation.] Act of tasting; a slight trial. [Obs.] Berkeley.
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Deliber (?), v. t. & i. To deliberate. [Obs.]
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Deliberate (d�lĭbẽr�t), a. [L. deliberatus, p. p. of deliberare to deliberate; de- + librare to weigh. See .] 1. Weighing facts and arguments with a view to a choice or decision; carefully considering the probable consequences of a step; circumspect; slow in determining; -- applied to persons; as, a deliberate judge or counselor. “These deliberate fools.” Shak.
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2. Formed with deliberation; well-advised; carefully considered; not sudden or rash; as, a deliberate opinion; a deliberate measure or result.
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Settled visage and deliberate word. Shak.
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3. Not hasty or sudden; slow. Hooker.
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His enunciation was so deliberate. W. Wirt.

4. having awareness of the likely consequences; intentional.
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Deliberate (d�lĭbẽrāt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deliberated; p. pr. & vb. n. Deliberating.] To weigh in the mind; to consider the reasons for and against; to consider maturely; to reflect upon; to ponder; as, to deliberate a question.
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Deliberate, v. i. To take counsel with one's self; to weigh the arguments for and against a proposed course of action; to reflect; to consider; to hesitate in deciding; -- sometimes with on, upon, about, concerning.
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The woman that deliberates is lost. Addison.
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Deliberately (?), adv. With careful consideration, or deliberation; circumspectly; warily; not hastily or rashly; slowly; as, a purpose deliberately formed.
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Deliberateness, n. The quality of being deliberate; calm consideration; circumspection.
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Deliberation (?), n. [L. deliberatio: cf. F. délibération.] 1. The act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure; careful consideration; mature reflection.
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Choosing the fairest way with a calm deliberation. W. Montagu.
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2. Careful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure; as, the deliberations of a legislative body or council.
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Deliberative (?), a. [L. deliberativus: cf. F. délibératif.] Pertaining to deliberation; proceeding or acting by deliberation, or by discussion and examination; deliberating; as, a deliberative body.
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A consummate work of deliberative wisdom. Bancroft.
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The court of jurisdiction is to be distinguished from the deliberative body, the advisers of the crown. Hallam.
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Deliberative, n. 1. A discourse in which a question is discussed, or weighed and examined. Bacon.
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2. A kind of rhetoric employed in proving a thing and convincing others of its truth, in order to persuade them to adopt it.
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Deliberatively, adv. In a deliberative manner; circumspectly; considerately.
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Deliberator (?), n. One who deliberates.
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Delibrate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Delibrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Delibrating.] [L. delibratus, p. p. of delibrare to delibrate; de from + liber bark.] To strip off the bark; to peel. [Obs.] Ash.
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Delibration (?), n. The act of stripping off the bark. [Obs.] Ash.
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Delicacy (?), n.; pl. Delicacies (#). [From , a.] 1. The state or condition of being delicate; agreeableness to the senses; delightfulness; as, delicacy of flavor, of odor, and the like.
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What choice to choose for delicacy best. Milton.
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2. Nicety or fineness of form, texture, or constitution; softness; elegance; smoothness; tenderness; and hence, frailty or weakness; as, the delicacy of a fiber or a thread; delicacy of a hand or of the human form; delicacy of the skin; delicacy of frame.
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3. Nice propriety of manners or conduct; susceptibility or tenderness of feeling; refinement; fastidiousness; and hence, in an exaggerated sense, effeminacy; as, great delicacy of behavior; delicacy in doing a kindness; delicacy of character that unfits for earnest action.
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You know your mother's delicacy in this point. Cowper.
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4. Addiction to pleasure; luxury; daintiness; indulgence; luxurious or voluptuous treatment.
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And to those dainty limbs which Nature lent
For gentle usage and soft delicacy? Milton.
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5. Nice and refined perception and discrimination; critical niceness; fastidious accuracy.
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That Augustan delicacy of taste which is the boast of the great public schools of England. Macaulay.
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6. The state of being affected by slight causes; sensitiveness; as, the delicacy of a chemist's balance.
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7. That which is alluring, delicate, or refined; a luxury or pleasure; something pleasant to the senses, especially to the sense of taste; a dainty; as, delicacies of the table.
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The merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies. Rev. xviii. 3.
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8. Pleasure; gratification; delight. [Obs.]
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He Rome brent for his delicacie. Chaucer.

Syn. -- See .
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Delicate (?), a. [L. delicatus pleasing the senses, voluptuous, soft and tender; akin to deliciae delight: cf. F. délicat. See .] 1. Addicted to pleasure; luxurious; voluptuous; alluring. [R.]
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Dives, for his delicate life, to the devil went. Piers Plowman.
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Haarlem is a very delicate town. Evelyn.
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2. Pleasing to the senses; refinedly agreeable; hence, adapted to please a nice or cultivated taste; nice; fine; elegant; as, a delicate dish; delicate flavor.
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3. Slight and shapely; lovely; graceful; as, “a delicate creature.” Shak.
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4. Fine or slender; minute; not coarse; -- said of a thread, or the like; as, delicate cotton.
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5. Slight or smooth; light and yielding; -- said of texture; as, delicate lace or silk.
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6. Soft and fair; -- said of the skin or a surface; as, a delicate cheek; a delicate complexion.
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7. Light, or softly tinted; -- said of a color; as, a delicate blue.
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8. Refined; gentle; scrupulous not to trespass or offend; considerate; -- said of manners, conduct, or feelings; as, delicate behavior; delicate attentions; delicate thoughtfulness.
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9. Tender; not able to endure hardship; feeble; frail; effeminate; -- said of constitution, health, etc.; as, a delicate child; delicate health.
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A delicate and tender prince. Shak.
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10. Requiring careful handling; not to be rudely or hastily dealt with; nice; critical; as, a delicate subject or question.
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There are some things too delicate and too sacred to be handled rudely without injury to truth. F. W. Robertson.
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11. Of exacting tastes and habits; dainty; fastidious.
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12. Nicely discriminating or perceptive; refinedly critical; sensitive; exquisite; as, a delicate taste; a delicate ear for music.
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13. Affected by slight causes; showing slight changes; as, a delicate thermometer.
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Delicate, n. 1. A choice dainty; a delicacy. [R.]
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With abstinence all delicates he sees. Dryden.
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