Definition of delicate

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Delicate (a.) 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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Greasy :: Greasy (superl.) Gross; indelicate; indecent.
Finger :: Finger (v. t.) To execute, as any delicate work..
Shade :: Shade (n.) Degree or variation of color, as darker or lighter, stronger or paler; as, a delicate shade of pink..
Delicate :: Delicate (n.) A delicate, luxurious, or effeminate person..
Smilax :: Smilax (n.) A delicate trailing plant (Myrsiphyllum asparagoides) much used for decoration. It is a native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Ladylike :: Ladylike (a.) Delicate; tender; feeble; effeminate.
Delicateness :: Delicateness (n.) The quality of being delicate.
Effeminately :: Effeminately (adv.) In an effeminate or womanish manner; weakly; softly; delicately.
Miniardize :: Miniardize (v. t.) To render delicate or dainty.
Rich :: Rich (superl.) Not faint or delicate; vivid; as, a rich color..
Pessulus :: Pessulus (n.) A delicate bar of cartilage connecting the dorsal and ventral extremities of the first pair of bronchial cartilages in the syrinx of birds.
Neurilemma :: Neurilemma (n.) The delicate outer sheath of a nerve fiber; the primitive sheath.
Lace :: Lace (n.) A fabric of fine threads of linen, silk, cotton, etc., often ornamented with figures; a delicate tissue of thread, much worn as an ornament of dress..
Nicety :: Nicety (n.) A delicate expression, act, mode of treatment, distinction, or the like; a minute distinction..
Rose-water :: Rose-water (a.) Having the odor of rose water; hence, affectedly nice or delicate; sentimental..
Migniardise :: Migniardise (n.) Delicate fondling.
Vitrina :: Vitrina (n.) A genus of terrestrial gastropods, having transparent, very thin, and delicate shells, -- whence the name..
Trichomanes :: Trichomanes (n.) Any fern of the genus Trichomanes. The fronds are very delicate and often translucent, and the sporangia are borne on threadlike receptacles rising from the middle of cup-shaped marginal involucres. Several species are common in conservatories; two are native in the United States..
Indelicacy :: Indelicacy (n.) The quality of being indelicate; want of delicacy, or of a nice sense of, or regard for, purity, propriety, or refinement in manners, language, etc.; rudeness; coarseness; also, that which is offensive to refined taste or purity of mind..
Heliometer :: Heliometer (n.) An instrument devised originally for measuring the diameter of the sun; now employed for delicate measurements of the distance and relative direction of two stars too far apart to be easily measured in the field of view of an ordinary telescope.
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