The delicate droop of the petals standing out in relief, is like the eyelid of a child. From LearnThat.org. [Rodin (1840-1917).]
A kite too delicate to fly safely. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Almost undetectable with even the most delicate instruments. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
A surgeon's delicate touch. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
delicate negotiations with the big powers. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
A delicate violin passage. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
That is what I call a delicate attention, dear master, and I thank you very much for it. From Wordnik.com. [The George Sand-Gustave Flaubert Letters] Reference
"It sounds like you've got what they call a delicate situation there. From Wordnik.com. [Lawman Lover]
This can ruin delicate clothes and even wrench the buttons and trims off. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-04-01] Reference
She had on – not the grey gown, but a white one, worked in delicate muslin. From Wordnik.com. [John Halifax, Gentleman] Reference
It's called the white city although many of the old buildings are painted in delicate pastel shades. From Wordnik.com. [Noise in Merida & Progreso] Reference
Across a corner of the mount, in delicate feminine tracery, was written: "Semper idem; semper fdelis.". From Wordnik.com. [SEMPER IDEM] Reference
The distant hills and wooded uplands were tremulous and aerial in delicate spring-time gauzes of pearl and purple. From Wordnik.com. [Kilmeny of the Orchard] Reference
Her visitor's beauty, her prettiness of toilet, a certain delicate grace of presence, were all virtues in Liz's eyes. From Wordnik.com. [That Lass o' Lowrie's: A Lancashire Story] Reference
She brought the coffee, in delicate white china cups, on a black lacquered tray, which she set on the table before the couch. From Wordnik.com. [A Close Read] Reference
My work can best be described as delicate yet strong. From Wordnik.com. [STLtoday.com Top News Headlines] Reference
The talks were described as delicate and sensitive in view of. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Possibly they recalled the delicate manoeuvres of the kangaroo. From Wordnik.com. [In Search of the Unknown] Reference
A corner of the mount, in delicate feminine tracery, was written. From Wordnik.com. [Semper Idem] Reference
Of the second, -- that is, the delicate refreshment of those that die in. From Wordnik.com. [The World's Best Orations, Vol. 1 (of 10)] Reference
In what is best described as the delicate threeway between "evil publishers". From Wordnik.com. [Joystiq] Reference
These are nasty birds and pique is too delicate a word to describe what burns inside them. From Wordnik.com. [WaPo calls White House ‘Agnewesque.’ - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState] Reference
Ye see, Mastin was stout as a b'ar, -- didn't even look delicate, which is a great help in such a thing. From Wordnik.com. [A Fool's Errand. By One of the Fools] Reference
'But I sha'n't have a softer mat to sleep upon, Cat, and as I am rather delicate, that is a consideration.'. From Wordnik.com. [Short Studies on Great Subjects] Reference
The complexion described as delicate and white was not in the gift of Miss Curran, who was not a colourist. From Wordnik.com. [Mrs. Shelley] Reference
He had a delicacy, when he chose to be delicate, which is quintessential, and a vigour which is thoroughly manly. From Wordnik.com. [A History of Elizabethan Literature] Reference
2 A rich old lady in delicate health, and with no particular complaint, is a surer fund for them than a silver-mine. From Wordnik.com. [Life in Mexico, During a Residence of Two Years in That Country] Reference
When once formed, the "golden lily," as the Chinese lady calls her delicate little foot, can never recover its original shape. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American, Volume XLIII., No. 25, December 18, 1880 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures.] Reference
(It is a curious fact, by the way, that Mr. Worthington seldom recalled the delicate youth now, except upon public occasions.). From Wordnik.com. [Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill] Reference
The President gave you a-- what I would call a delicate version of the example provided by the Corinthians to Thomas Jefferson. From Wordnik.com. [Remarks By The President In Toast To People Of Slovenia] Reference
I mean, I think that that's a kind of delicate subject. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Reliable Sources: Is the Media Overplaying Cheney's Health Problems?; Can Cameras Pull Away From Clinton? - March 10, 2001] Reference
But one bond watcher calling the bond environment "delicate," Lou. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 4, 2003] Reference
Of the twelve "delicate," five left in the same condition; seven improved. From Wordnik.com. [The Education of American Girls] Reference
The subject must have been too "delicate," even for the most distant allusion!. From Wordnik.com. [The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 1 of 4] Reference
While he looks kind of delicate on the outside, such a nimble dancer, he's a very strong person. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 17, 2005] Reference
I think one has to be kind of delicate about that, too, because the first instinct is to stay Clinton going to Vietnam finally. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Larry King Live: Peter Jennings Discusses 'Family Business' - September 14, 2000] Reference
And I wanted to make sure that when I was writing, I wasnt just writing kind of delicate songs that would fall apart in your hand. From Wordnik.com. [Tift Merritt Will 'See You On The Moon'] Reference
Do they give fine variations of appearance and impression, such as delicate shiftings of light and shade and delicate tones of color?. From Wordnik.com. [A History of English Literature] Reference
So they can skirt around the edges of the more "delicate" subjects and make them even more funny than if they addressed them head-on. From Wordnik.com. [An Hilarious Movie About Hilarious Saudis (And Other Arabs)] Reference
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