Definition of delicate

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Delicate (a.) Fine or slender; minute; not coarse; -- said of a thread, or the like; as, delicate cotton..

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Entail :: Entail (n.) Delicately carved ornamental work; intaglio.
Silken :: Silken (a.) Fig.: Soft; delicate; tender; smooth; as, silken language..
Miniardize :: Miniardize (v. t.) To render delicate or dainty.
Claytonia :: Claytonia (n.) An American genus of perennial herbs with delicate blossoms; -- sometimes called spring beauty.
Nasty :: Nasty (superl.) Characterized by obcenity; indecent; indelicate; gross; filthy.
Euphemize :: Euphemize (v. t. & i.) To express by a euphemism, or in delicate language; to make use of euphemistic expressions..
Dainty :: Dainty (n.) That which is delicious or delicate; a delicacy.
Airy :: Airy (a.) Relating to the spirit or soul; delicate; graceful; as, airy music..
Lily-handed :: Lily-handed (a.) Having white, delicate hands..
Sideroscope :: Sideroscope (n.) An instrument for detecting small quantities of iron in any substance by means of a very delicate combination of magnetic needles.
Eschara :: Eschara (n.) A genus of Bryozoa which produce delicate corals, often incrusting like lichens, but sometimes branched..
Agate :: Agate (n.) A semipellucid, uncrystallized variety of quartz, presenting various tints in the same specimen. Its colors are delicately arranged in stripes or bands, or blended in clouds..
Byssaceous :: Byssaceous (a.) Byssuslike; consisting of fine fibers or threads, as some very delicate filamentous algae..
Spermatozoid :: Spermatozoid (n.) The male germ cell in animals and plants, the essential element in fertilization; a microscopic animalcule-like particle, usually provided with one or more cilia by which it is capable of active motion. In animals, the familiar type is that of a small, more or less ovoid head, with a delicate threadlike cilium, or tail. Called also spermatozoon. In plants the more usual term is antherozoid..
Mesolite :: Mesolite (n.) A zeolitic mineral, grayish white or yellowish, occuring in delicate groups of crystals, also fibrous massive. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina, lime, and soda..
Delicate :: Delicate (a.) Addicted to pleasure; luxurious; voluptuous; alluring.
Lodicule :: Lodicule (n.) One of the two or three delicate membranous scales which are next to the stamens in grasses.
Greasy :: Greasy (superl.) Gross; indelicate; indecent.
Velvet :: Velvet (a.) Made of velvet; soft and delicate, like velvet; velvety..
Delicate :: Delicate (a.) Tender; not able to endure hardship; feeble; frail; effeminate; -- said of constitution, health, etc.; as, a delicate child; delicate health..
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