Definition of delicate

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Delicate (n.) A delicate, luxurious, or effeminate person..

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Mellow :: Mellow (superl.) Not coarse, rough, or harsh; subdued; soft; rich; delicate; -- said of sound, color, flavor, style, etc..
Delicate :: Delicate (a.) Requiring careful handling; not to be rudely or hastily dealt with; nice; critical; as, a delicate subject or question..
Delicately :: Delicately (adv.) In a delicate manner.
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..
Fine :: Fine (superl.) Made of fine materials; light; delicate; as, fine linen or silk..
Greasy :: Greasy (superl.) Gross; indelicate; indecent.
Blue-eyed Grass :: Blue-eyed grass () a grasslike plant (Sisyrinchium anceps), with small flowers of a delicate blue color..
Fingering :: Fingering (n.) Delicate work made with the fingers.
Refined :: Refined (a.) Freed from impurities or alloy; purifed; polished; cultured; delicate; as; refined gold; refined language; refined sentiments.
Favella :: Favella (n.) A group of spores arranged without order and covered with a thin gelatinous envelope, as in certain delicate red algae..
Sweeten :: Sweeten (a.) To soften to the eye; to make delicate.
Preraphaelitism :: Preraphaelitism (n.) The doctrine or practice of a school of modern painters who profess to be followers of the painters before Raphael. Its adherents advocate careful study from nature, delicacy and minuteness of workmanship, and an exalted and delicate conception of the subject..
Filigree :: Filigree (n.) Ornamental work, formerly with grains or breads, but now composed of fine wire and used chiefly in decorating gold and silver to which the wire is soldered, being arranged in designs frequently of a delicate and intricate arabesque pattern..
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..
Illusion :: Illusion (n.) A plain, delicate lace, usually of silk, used for veils, scarfs, dresses, etc..
Madrigal :: Madrigal (n.) A little amorous poem, sometimes called a pastoral poem, containing some tender and delicate, though simple, thought..
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..
Witily :: Witily (adv.) In a witty manner; wisely; ingeniously; artfully; with it; with a delicate turn or phrase, or with an ingenious association of ideas..
Ladylike :: Ladylike (a.) Delicate; tender; feeble; effeminate.
Ovule :: Ovule (n.) The rudiment of a seed. It grows from a placenta, and consists of a soft nucleus within two delicate coatings. The attached base of the ovule is the hilum, the coatings are united with the nucleus at the chalaza, and their minute orifice is the foramen..
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