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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..

Junket :: Junket (n.) A cheese cake; a sweetmeat; any delicate food.

Midge :: Midge (n.) Any one of many small, delicate, long-legged flies of the Chironomus, and allied genera, which do not bite. Their larvae are usually aquatic..

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.

Smilax :: Smilax (n.) A delicate trailing plant (Myrsiphyllum asparagoides) much used for decoration. It is a native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Velum :: Velum (n.) A delicate funnel-like membrane around the flagellum of certain Infusoria. See Illust. a of Protozoa.

Nuance :: Nuance (n.) A shade of difference; a delicate gradation.

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..

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

Jussi :: "Jussi (n.) A delicate fiber, produced in the Philippine Islands from an unidentified plant, of which dresses, etc., are made..

Thecla :: Thecla (n.) Any one of many species of small delicately colored butterflies belonging to Thecla and allied genera; -- called also hairstreak, and elfin..

Nice :: Nice (superl.) Apprehending slight differences or delicate distinctions; distinguishing accurately or minutely; carefully discriminating; as, a nice taste or judgment..

Madrigal :: Madrigal (n.) A little amorous poem, sometimes called a pastoral poem, containing some tender and delicate, though simple, thought..

Sideroscope :: Sideroscope (n.) An instrument for detecting small quantities of iron in any substance by means of a very delicate combination of magnetic needles.

Tender :: Tender (superl.) Easily impressed, broken, bruised, or injured; not firm or hard; delicate; as, tender plants; tender flesh; tender fruit..

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

Delicate :: Delicate (a.) Of exacting tastes and habits; dainty; fastidious.

Byssaceous :: Byssaceous (a.) Byssuslike; consisting of fine fibers or threads, as some very delicate filamentous algae..

Stubbedness :: Stubbed (a.) Not nice or delicate; hardy; rugged.

Exquisite :: Exquisite (a.) Of delicate perception or close and accurate discrimination; not easy to satisfy; exact; nice; fastidious; as, exquisite judgment, taste, or discernment..

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