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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..

Overdelicate :: Overdelicate (a.) Too delicate.

Fine :: Fine (superl.) Nice; delicate; subtle; exquisite; artful; skillful; dexterous.

Silken :: Silken (a.) Fig.: Soft; delicate; tender; smooth; as, silken language..

Retepore :: Retepore (n.) Any one of several species of bryozoans of the genus Retepora. They form delicate calcareous corals, usually composed of thin fenestrated fronds..

Fraxin :: Fraxin (n.) A colorless crystalline substance, regarded as a glucoside, and found in the bark of the ash (Fraxinus) and along with esculin in the bark of the horse-chestnut. It shows a delicate fluorescence in alkaline solutions; -- called also paviin..

Tenderfoot :: Tenderfoot (n.) A delicate person; one not inured to the hardship and rudeness of pioneer life.

Double-entendre :: Double-entendre (n.) A word or expression admitting of a double interpretation, one of which is often obscure or indelicate..

Refined :: Refined (a.) Freed from impurities or alloy; purifed; polished; cultured; delicate; as; refined gold; refined language; refined sentiments.

Euphemize :: Euphemize (v. t. & i.) To express by a euphemism, or in delicate language; to make use of euphemistic expressions..

Neurilemma :: Neurilemma (n.) The delicate outer sheath of a nerve fiber; the primitive sheath.

Tectibranchiata :: Tectibranchiata (n. pl.) An order, or suborder, of gastropod Mollusca in which the gills are usually situated on one side of the back, and protected by a fold of the mantle. When there is a shell, it is usually thin and delicate and often rudimentary. The aplysias and the bubble shells are examples..

Challis :: Challis (n.) A soft and delicate woolen, or woolen and silk, fabric, for ladies' dresses..

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.

Scolecite :: Scolecite (n.) A zeolitic mineral occuring in delicate radiating groups of white crystals. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and lime. Called also lime mesotype.

Subtile :: Subtile (a.) Delicately constituted or constructed; nice; fine; delicate; tenuous; finely woven.

Synaptase :: Synapta (n.) A genus of slender, transparent holothurians which have delicate calcareous anchors attached to the dermal plates. See Illustration in Appendix..

Endomysium :: Endomysium (n.) The delicate bands of connective tissue interspersed among muscular fibers.

Delicate :: Delicate (a.) Affected by slight causes; showing slight changes; as, a delicate thermometer..

Pulpatoon :: Pulpatoon (n.) A kind of delicate confectionery or cake, perhaps made from the pulp of fruit..

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