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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Dilicat(e, a. [ME. dylycate (15th c.), var. of Delicat(e a.] Delicate, dainty. — 15.. Clar. ii. 564.
Aboundance of dilicat meits a1578 Pitsc. II. 173 n.
All vthir kynd of dilicat wyld beistis 1606 Birnie Kirk-b. vii. 10.
We mumchance and mourgean in such dilicate duilles, better feated for wowing nor woing
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