Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Delicate
delicate, adj. [L. dēlicāt-us, alluring, voluptuous, tender, dainty, effeminate.] (webplay: delight, fine).
Charming; fine; smooth; soft; slender; pleasing to the senses; (see Deuteronomy 28:56).
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