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Araneous :: Araneous (a.) Cobweblike; extremely thin and delicate, like a cobweb; as, the araneous membrane of the eye. See Arachnoid..

Dainty :: Dainty (n.) That which is delicious or delicate; a delicacy.

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

Rose-water :: Rose-water (a.) Having the odor of rose water; hence, affectedly nice or delicate; sentimental..

Delicate :: Delicate (a.) Light, or softly tinted; -- said of a color; as, a delicate blue..

Nesh :: Nesh (a.) Soft; tender; delicate.

Delicately :: Delicately (adv.) In a delicate manner.

Protoplasta :: Protoplasta (n. pl.) A division of fresh-water rhizopods including those that have a soft body and delicate branched pseudopodia. The genus Gromia is one of the best-known.

Sertularia :: Sertularia (n.) A genus of delicate branching hydroids having small sessile hydrothecae along the sides of the branches.

Meringue :: Meringue (n.) A delicate pastry made of powdered sugar and the whites of eggs whipped up, -- with jam or cream added..

Flos-ferri :: Flos-ferri (n.) A variety of aragonite, occuring in delicate white coralloidal forms; -- common in beds of iron ore..

Uranium :: Uranium (n.) An element of the chromium group, found in certain rare minerals, as pitchblende, uranite, etc., and reduced as a heavy, hard, nickel-white metal which is quite permanent. Its yellow oxide is used to impart to glass a delicate greenish-yellow tint which is accompanied by a strong fluorescence, and its black oxide is used as a pigment in porcelain painting. Symbol U. Atomic weight 239..

Lodicule :: Lodicule (n.) One of the two or three delicate membranous scales which are next to the stamens in grasses.

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

Sly :: Sly (v. t.) Light or delicate; slight; thin.

Shade :: Shade (n.) Degree or variation of color, as darker or lighter, stronger or paler; as, a delicate shade of pink..

Cirripedia :: Cirripedia (n. pl.) An order of Crustacea including the barnacles. When adult, they have a calcareous shell composed of several pieces. From the opening of the shell the animal throws out a group of curved legs, looking like a delicate curl, whence the name of the group. See Anatifa..

Blush :: Blush (v. i.) To have a warm and delicate color, as some roses and other flowers..

Asbestos :: Asbestos (n.) A variety of amphibole or of pyroxene, occurring in long and delicate fibers, or in fibrous masses or seams, usually of a white, gray, or green-gray color. The name is also given to a similar variety of serpentine..

Oyster :: Oyster (n.) A name popularly given to the delicate morsel contained in a small cavity of the bone on each side of the lower part of the back of a fowl.

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