Definition of delicate

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Delicate (a.) Light, or softly tinted; -- said of a color; as, a delicate blue..

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Lavender :: Lavender (n.) The pale, purplish color of lavender flowers, paler and more delicate than lilac..
Mellow :: Mellow (superl.) Not coarse, rough, or harsh; subdued; soft; rich; delicate; -- said of sound, color, flavor, style, etc..
Sensible :: Sensible (a.) Hence: Liable to impression from without; easily affected; having nice perception or acute feeling; sensitive; also, readily moved or affected by natural agents; delicate; as, a sensible thermometer..
Finger :: Finger (v. t.) To execute, as any delicate work..
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..
Entail :: Entail (n.) Delicately carved ornamental work; intaglio.
Mealy-mouthed :: Mealy-mouthed (a.) Using soft words; plausible; affectedly or timidly delicate of speech; unwilling to tell the truth in plain language.
Delicate :: Delicate (a.) Addicted to pleasure; luxurious; voluptuous; alluring.
Lacewing :: Lacewing (n.) Any one of several species of neuropterous insects of the genus Chrysopa and allied genera. They have delicate, lacelike wings and brilliant eyes. Their larvae are useful in destroying aphids. Called also lace-winged fly, and goldeneyed fly..
Overdelicate :: Overdelicate (a.) Too delicate.
Sly :: Sly (v. t.) Light or delicate; slight; thin.
Silken :: Silken (a.) Fig.: Soft; delicate; tender; smooth; as, silken language..
Migniardise :: Migniardise (n.) Delicate fondling.
Delicate :: Delicate (n.) A choice dainty; a delicacy.
Delicate :: Delicate (a.) Of exacting tastes and habits; dainty; fastidious.
Delicate :: Delicate (a.) Fine or slender; minute; not coarse; -- said of a thread, or the like; as, delicate cotton..
Effeminately :: Effeminately (adv.) In an effeminate or womanish manner; weakly; softly; delicately.
Tegmen :: Tegmen (n.) The inner layer of the coating of a seed, usually thin and delicate; the endopleura..
Celestite :: Celestite (n.) Native strontium sulphate, a mineral so named from its occasional delicate blue color. It occurs crystallized, also in compact massive and fibrous forms..
Challis :: Challis (n.) A soft and delicate woolen, or woolen and silk, fabric, for ladies' dresses..
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