Delicacy: alternatives and connections

That which nourishes; food; nutriment; anything which feeds or adds to a substance in natural growth. Hence: The necessaries of life generally: suste…

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The act or process of affording nutriment; the function of the alimentary canal.

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A just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence.

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The act of discerning.

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Alt. of Elegancy

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The state of being which begins with generation, birth, or germination, and ends with death; also, the time during which this state continues; that s…

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The state or quality of being little; as, littleness of size, thought, duration, power, etc.

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The quality or state of being lively or animated; sprightliness; vivacity; animation; spirit; as, the liveliness of youth, contrasted with the gravit…

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The act of nourishing, or the state of being nourished; nutrition.

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That which nourishes; anything which promotes growth and repairs the natural waste of animal or vegetable life; food; aliment.

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In the broadest sense, a process or series of processes by which the living organism as a whole (or its component parts or organs) is maintained in i…

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The quality or state of being small.

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Air set in motion by breathing; breath; hence, sometimes, life itself.

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The quality or state of being sprightly; liveliness; life; briskness; vigor; activity; gayety; vivacity.

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The act of sustaining; support; maintenance; subsistence; as, the sustenance of the body; the sustenance of life.

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The sense of touch; feeling.

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To try by the touch; to handle; as, to taste a bow.

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Food for human beings, esp. when it is cooked or prepared for the table; that which supports human life; provisions; sustenance; meat; viands.

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The quality or state of being weak; want of strength or firmness; lack of vigor; want of resolution or of moral strength; feebleness.

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The fabled food of the gods (as nectar was their drink), which conferred immortality upon those who partook of it.

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A composition of different materials.

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Alt. of Gelatine

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Anything brought to a gelatinous condition; a viscous, translucent substance in a condition between liquid and solid; a stiffened solution of gelatin…

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The tissue which fills the cavities of most bones; the medulla. In the larger cavities it is commonly very fatty, but in the smaller cavities it is m…

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The drink of the gods (as ambrosia was their food); hence, any delicious or inspiring beverage.

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Pleasing to the organs of taste or smell.

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Having an agreeable taste or flavor such as that of sugar; saccharine; -- opposed to sour and bitter; as, a sweet beverage; sweet fruits; sweet orang…

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A delicate or tender piece of anything eatable; a delicious morsel.

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Same as Tidbit.

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The state or quality of being airy; openness or exposure to the air; as, the airiness of a country seat.

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The quality of being dainty; nicety; niceness; elegance; delicacy; deliciousness; fastidiousness; squeamishness.

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Value; estimation; the gratification or pleasure taken in anything.

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The art and practice of conducting negotiations between nations (particularly in securing treaties), including the methods and forms usually employed.

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Disjunction; separation.

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The quality or condition of being fine.

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Subtilty of contrivance to gain a point; artifice; stratagem.

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The condition or quality of being fragile; brittleness; frangibility.

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A bonbon, cake, or the like; -- usually in the pl.

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See Kickshaws, the correct singular.

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The quality or state of being slight; slenderness; feebleness; superficiality; also, formerly, negligence; indifference; disregard.

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To handle; to manage; to use; to bear one's self toward; as, to treat prisoners cruelly; to treat children kindly.

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