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born of families noble and rich, derive a weaknefs of 
conditution from the eafe and luxury of their anceftors, 
and the delicacy of their own education. Temple —Tender- 
. nefs ; fcrupuloufnefs.—Any zealous for promoting the 
intered of his country, mud conquer all that tendernefs 
and delicacy, which may make him afraid of being fpoken 
ill of. Addifon. —Weaknefs of conftitution. Smallnefs; 
tenuity. 
DE'LICATE, cdj. \_delicat, Fr.] Nice; pleafing to 
the tafte ; of an agreeable flavour.—The choofing of a 
delicate before a more ordinary difli, is to be done as other 
human aCtions are, in which there are no degrees and 
precife natural limits defcribed. Taylor. —Dainty; de- 
iirous of curious meats. Choice ; feledt; excellent. 
Pleafing to the fenfes. Fine ; not coarfe ; confiding of 
imal 1 parts.—As much blood pafleth through the lungs 
as through all the body ; the circulation is quicker, and 
heat greater, and their texture is extremely delicate. Ar. 
Ivthnot. —Of polite manners ; not grofs, or coarfe. Soft; 
effeminate; unable to bear hardfhips.—Tender and deli¬ 
cate perfons mud needs be oft angry, they have fo many 
things to trouble them, which more robud natures have 
little fenfe of. Bacon. 
Witnefs this army, of fuch mafs and charge, 
Led by a delicate and tender prince. Shakefpcare. 
Pure ; clear ; as foft falubrious air : 
Where they mod breed and haunt, 1 have obferv’d 
The air is delicate. Shakefpeare. 
DE'LICATELY, adv. Beautifully; with foft ele¬ 
gance.—That which will didinguifh his dyle from all 
other poets, is the elegance of his words, and the nume- 
roufnefs of his verfe : there is nothing fo delicately turned 
in all the Roman language. Dryden. 
Ladies like variegated tulips dtow, 
’Tis to their changes half their charms we owe ; 
Such happy fpots the nice admirer take, 
Tine by defect, and delicately weak. Pope. 
Finely; not coarfely. Daintily.—Eat not delicately, or 
nicely ; that is, be not troublefome to thyfelf or others 
in the choice of thy meats, or the delicacy of thy fauces. 
Taylor .—Choicely. Politely. Effeminately. 
DE'LICATENESS, f. The date of being delicate; 
tendernefs; foftnefs ; effeminacy.—The delicate woman 
among you would not adventure to fet the foie of her 
foot upon the ground, for delicatenc/s and. tendernefs. 
Dent, xxviii. 56. 
DE'LICATES, f. Niceties; rarities; that which is 
■choice and dainty : 
The diepherd’s homely curds, 
His cold thin drink out of his leather-bottle, 
All which fecure and fweetly he enjoys. 
Are far beyond a prince’s dedicates. Shakefpeare. 
DE'LICATUDE, /. Delicioufnefs. Not much ufed. 
Scott. 
DE'LICES,y. [Felicia, Lat.] Pleafures. This word is 
merely French; 
And now he has pour’d out his idle mind 
In dainty deli'ces and lavifli joys, 
Having his warlike weapons cad behind, 
And flowers in pleafures and vain pleafing toys. Spenfer. 
DELI'CIOUS, adj. [dclicieux, Fr. from delicatus, Lat-] 
Sweet; delicate; that affords delight; agreeable; charm¬ 
ing ; grateful to the fenfe or mind.—ft is highly proba¬ 
ble, that, upon Adam’s difobedience, Almighty God 
chafed him out of Paradife, the faired and mod delicious 
part of the earth, into fome other the mod barren and 
unpleafant. Woodward. 
Still on that bread enamour’d let me lie, 
Still drink delicious poifon from thy eye. Pope. 
DELT'CIOUSLY, adv. Sweetly; pleafantly; delight¬ 
fully .—-Hov.' much the hath glorified herfelf and lived 
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delicioujly, fo much torment and forrow give her. Rev. 
xviii. 7. 
DELI'CIOUSNESS,/. Delight; pleafure 5 joy: 
The fweeted honey 
Is loathfome in its own delicioufnefs. 
And in the tade confounds the appetite. Shakefpcare. 
DELIC'T, f [from the Lat. dcliELum.~\ An offence. 
Scott. 
DELIG A'TION.yi [ddigatio,T&t. ] A binding up, in 
forgery.—The third intention is delegation, or retaining 
the parts fo joined together. Wifeman. 
DELI'GHT, /. [Felice, Fr. from ddcElor, I.at.] Joy; 
content; fatisfaction. — Saul commanded his fervants, 
faying, commune with David fecretly, and fay, behold 
the king hath delight in thee, and all his fervants love 
thee. 1 Sam. xviii. 22.—That which gives delight..— 
Titus Vefpafian was not more the delight of human kind: 
the univerfal empire made him only more known, and 
more powerful, but could not make him more beloved. 
Dryden. 
She was his care, his hope, and his delight ; 
Mod in his thought, and ever in his fight. Dryden. 
To DELI'GHT, v. a. [deltElor, Lat.] To pleafe ; to 
content; to fatisfy; to afford pleafure.— Delight thyfelf 
alfo in the Lord, and he diall give thee the defires of 
thine heart. Pf. xxxvii. 4.—Poor infedls, whereof fome 
are bees, delighted with flowers, and their fweetnefs; 
others beetles, delighted with other kinds of viands. Locke. 
He heard, he took, and pouring down his throat, 
Delighted, fvvill’d the large luxurious draught. Pope. 
To DELI'GHT, v. n. To have delight or pleafure 
in. It is followed by in. —Doth my lord, the king, de¬ 
light in this thing ? 2 Sam. xxiv.—Bleffed is the man that 
feareth the Lord, that delighteth greatly in his command¬ 
ments. PfalmcfiYu 1. 
DELIGHT'ED, adj. [Two paffages in Shakefpeare 
prove him to have ufed this word for] Full of delight: 
Whom bed I love, I crofs ; to make my gift, 
The more delay’d, delighted. Cymbeline. 
If virtue no delighted beauty lack, 
Your fon-in-law is far more fair than black. Othello. 
DELIGHT'FUL, adj. Pleafant; charming; full of 
delight : 
No fpring nor fummer, on the mountain feen, 
Smiles with gay fruits, or with delightful green. Addifon. 
DELIGHT'FULLY, adv. Pleafantly; charmingly; 
with delight: 
O voice 1 once heard 
D-Rightfully, inereafe and multiply; 
Now death to hear. Milton. 
DELIGHT'FULNESS, f. Pleafure; comfort; fatif- 
faCtion.—This, indeed, diews the excellency of the ob¬ 
ject, but doth not altogether take away the delightfuhcfs 
of the knowledge. Tillotfon. 
DELIGHT'SOME, adj. Pleafant; delightful.—-God 
has furnidied every one with the fame means of exchang¬ 
ing hunger and third for delightfome vigour. Grew. 
DELIGHT'SOMELY, adv. Pleafantly; in a delight¬ 
ful manner. 
DELIGHT'SOMENESS,/. Pleafantnefs; delightful- 
nefs. 
DELI'LAFI,/i [from the Heb. fignifying fmall.] The. 
name of a woman. 
DELIMA,y. [from lima, Lat. a file, the leaves being 
ufed for polifhing.] In botany, a genus of the clafs po- 
lyandria, order monogynia, natural order rofaceae. The 
generic characters are—Calyx : perianthium five-leaved; 
leaflets ovate, obtufe, equal, permanent. Corolla: none. 
Stamina: filaments numerous ; capillary, nearly equal to 
the calyx; antlierae roundidi. Pidillum : germ fuperior, 
fomewhat ovate ;.dyle cylindric, length of the flower; 
digma 
