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Celestite :: Celestite (n.) Native strontium sulphate, a mineral so named from its occasional delicate blue color. It occurs crystallized, also in compact massive and fibrous forms..

Fine :: Fine (superl.) Made of fine materials; light; delicate; as, fine linen or silk..

Dainty :: Dainty (superl.) Nice; delicate; elegant, in form, manner, or breeding; well-formed; neat; tender..

Leggiero :: Leggiero (a. & adv.) Light or graceful; in a light, delicate, and brisk style..

Hyaloid :: Hyaloid (a.) Resembling glass; vitriform; transparent; hyaline; as, the hyaloid membrane, a very delicate membrane inclosing the vitreous humor of the eye..

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..

Delicate :: Delicate (a.) Refined; gentle; scrupulous not to trespass or offend; considerate; -- said of manners, conduct, or feelings; as, delicate behavior; delicate attentions; delicate thoughtfulness..

Mesolite :: Mesolite (n.) A zeolitic mineral, grayish white or yellowish, occuring in delicate groups of crystals, also fibrous massive. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina, lime, and soda..

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

Delicate :: Delicate (a.) Soft and fair; -- said of the skin or a surface; as, a delicate cheek; a delicate complexion..

Delicate :: Delicate (a.) Slight and shapely; lovely; graceful; as, a delicate creature..

Frostwork :: Frostwork (n.) The figurework, often fantastic and delicate, which moisture sometimes forms in freezing, as upon a window pane or a flagstone..

Indelicacy :: Indelicacy (n.) The quality of being indelicate; want of delicacy, or of a nice sense of, or regard for, purity, propriety, or refinement in manners, language, etc.; rudeness; coarseness; also, that which is offensive to refined taste or purity of mind..

Question :: Question (n.) Hence, a subject of investigation, examination, or debate; theme of inquiry; matter to be inquired into; as, a delicate or doubtful question..

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..

Delicate :: Delicate (a.) Requiring careful handling; not to be rudely or hastily dealt with; nice; critical; as, a delicate subject or question..

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

Tender :: Tender (superl.) Apt to give pain; causing grief or pain; delicate; as, a tender subject..

Retina :: Retina (n.) The delicate membrane by which the back part of the globe of the eye is lined, and in which the fibers of the optic nerve terminate. See Eye..

Tachometer :: Tachometer (n.) An instrument for showing at any moment the speed of a revolving shaft, consisting of a delicate revolving conical pendulum which is driven by the shaft, and the action of which by change of speed moves a pointer which indicates the speed on a graduated dial..

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