|Noah Webster's Dictionary| 1. (a.) Addicted to pleasure;
luxurious; voluptuous; alluring. 2. (a.) Pleasing to the senses;
refinedly agreeable; hence, adapted to please a nice or
cultivated taste; nice; fine; elegant; as, a delicate dish;
delicate flavor. 3. (a.) Slight and shapely; lovely; graceful;
as, a delicate creature. 4. (a.) Fine or slender; minute; not
coarse; -- said of a thread, or the like; as, delicate cotton.
5. (a.) Slight or smooth; light and yielding; -- said of
texture; as, delicate lace or silk. 6. (a.) Soft and fair; --
said of the skin or a surface; as, a delicate cheek; a delicate
complexion. 7. (a.) Light, or softly tinted; -- said of a color;
as, a delicate blue. 8. (a.) Refined; gentle; scrupulous not to
trespass or offend; considerate; -- said of manners, conduct, or
feelings; as, delicate behavior; delicate attentions; delicate
thoughtfulness. 9. (a.) Tender; not able to endure hardship;
feeble; frail; effeminate; -- said of constitution, health,
etc.; as, a delicate child; delicate