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‖ delicatesse|dɛlɪkəˈtɛs|
[mod.F. délicatesse (1564 in Hatzf.), f. délicat delicate: cf. It. delicatezza, and older pop. F. words like justesse, vilesse, etc.]
Delicacy.
1698Vanbrugh Prov. Wife i. ii. 150 But I have too much délicatesse to make a practice on 't. 1704Swift T. Tub ii. 40 All which required abundance of finesse and delicatesse to manage with advantage. 1706Farquhar Recruit. Off. Epil., The French found it a little too rough for their delicatesse. 1854S. Dobell Balder xxv. 186 Let delicatesse Weave his thin cuticle, and mesh him in. |
