What is fine or slender; minute; not coarse; -- said of a thread, or the like; as, delicate cotton called?
delicate — Fine or slender; minute; not coarse; -- said of a thread, or the like; as, delicate cotton. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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