Milton, P

L., v. 333. Be not troublesome to thyself or others in the choice of thy meats or the delicacy of thy sauces. Jer. Taylor . 3. Something that delights the senses, particularly the sense of taste; a dainty: as, the deli cacies of the table. Yef we hadde but a mo ell brede, we haue more ioye and delyte than ye haue with alle the delicatys of the worlde. Merlin (E. E. T. S.), i. 6. These delicacies I mean of taste, sight, smell, herbs, fruits, and flowers, Walks, and the melody of birds. Milton , P. L., viii. 526. 4. Pleasing finene or refinement of detail; minute perfection in any characteristic quality, as form, texture, tint, tenuity, finish, adjustment, etc.: as, the delicacy of the skin or of a fabric; delicacy of contour; the delicacy of a thread or of a watch-spring.