delicatesse
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I have no delicatesse as a diplomat, but I go blind on Libertad!
From The Book of Humorous Verse by Wells, Carolyn
No, I am afraid it will not," said Madame Mohl, "for remember we are en froid, not merely en delicatesse.
From Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 by Hare, Augustus J. C.
She is a young lady now, delicatesse, consommé, and all the rest of it in a refined way, and I don't want to show myself to her in such an abject state.
From The Chorus Girl and Other Stories by Garnett, Constance
Fear grace, fear delicatesse; Fear the mellow-sweet, the sucking of honey-juice: Beware the advancing mortal ripening of nature!
From Whitman A Study by Burroughs, John
Ils sont tous dorez avec une delicatesse inconnu� aux doreurs d'aujourd'hui.
From Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance by Dibdin, Thomas Frognall