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<p><b>2.</b> <def>Pleasing to the senses; refinedly; hence, adapted to please a nice or cultivated taste; nice; fine; elegant; <as>as, a <ex>delicate</ex> dish; <ex>delicate</ex> flavor.</as></def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Slight and shapely; lovely; graceful; <as>as, "a <ex>delicate</ex> creature</as>."</def>

<i>Shak.</i>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>Fine or slender; minute; not coarse; -- said of a thread, or the like; <as>as, <ex>delicate</ex> cotton</as>.</def>

<p><b>5.</b> <def>Slight or smooth; light and yielding; -- said of texture; <as>as, <ex>delicate</ex> lace or silk</as>.</def>

<p><b>6.</b> <def>Soft and fair; -- said of the skin or a surface; <as>as, a <ex>delicate</ex> cheek; a <ex>delicate</ex> complexion.</as></def>

<p><b>7.</b> <def>Light, or softly tinted; -- said of a color; as; <as>as, a <ex>delicate</ex> blue</as>.</def>

<p><b>8.</b> <def>Refined; gentle; scrupulous not to trespass or offend; considerate; -- said of manners, conduct, or feelings; <as>as, <ex>delicate</ex> behavior; <ex>delicate</ex> attentions; <ex>delicate</ex> thoughtfulness.</as></def>

<p><b>9.</b> <def>Tender; not able to endure hardship; feeble; frail; effeminate; -- said of constitution, health, etc.; <as>as, a <ex>delicate</ex> child; <ex>delicate</ex> health.</as></def>

<blockquote>A <b>delicate</b> and tender prince. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>10.</b> <def>Requiring careful handling; not to be rudely or hastily dealt with; nice; critical; <as>as, a <ex>delicate</ex> subject or question</as>.</def>

<blockquote>There are some things too <b>delicate</b> and too sacred to be handled rudely without injury to truth. <i>F. W. Robertson.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>11.</b> <def>Of exacting tastes and habits; dainty; fastidious.</def>

<p><b>12.</b> <def>Nicely discriminating or perceptive; refinedly critical; sensitive; exquisite; <as>as, a <ex>delicate</ex> taste; a <ex>delicate</ex> ear for music.</as></def>

<p><b>13.</b> <def>Affected by slight causes; showing slight changes; <as>as, a <ex>delicate</ex> thermometer</as>.</def>

<h1>Delicate</h1> <Xpage=385>

<hw>Del"i*cate</hw>, <tt>n.</tt>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>A choice dainty; a delicacy.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<blockquote>With abstinence all <b>delicates</b> he sees. <i>Dryden.</i></blockquote>

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<p><b>2.</b> <def>A delicate, luxurious, or effeminate person.</def>

<blockquote>All the vessels, then, which our <b>delicates</b> have, -- those I mean that would seem to be more fine in their houses than their neighbors, -- are only of the Corinth metal. <i>Holland.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Delicately</h1> <Xpage=386>

<hw>Del"i*cate*ly</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a delicate manner.</def>

<h1>Delicateness</h1> <Xpage=386>

<hw>Del"i*cate*ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The quality of being delicate.</def>

<h1>Delices</h1> <Xpage=386>

<hw>Del"i*ces</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>d\'82lices</ets>, fr. L. <ets>deliciae</ets>.]</ety> <def>Delicacies; delights.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> "Dainty <i>delices</i>."