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"ref": "1947 January and February, O. S. Nock, “\"The Aberdonian\" in Wartime”, in Railway Magazine, page 9",
"text": "The cutting sides were gay with heather in bloom, and masses of dainty Scots bluebells, while patches of clear sky overhead were bringing life and colour to the sea.",
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"sense": "delicately small and pretty",
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"word": "bufó"
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"sense": "delicately small and pretty",
"word": "roztomilý"
},
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"_dis1": "97 3 1",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "delicately small and pretty",
"word": "laekkeri"
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"sense": "delicately small and pretty",
"word": "delicaat"
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"sense": "delicately small and pretty",
"word": "malkruda"
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"_dis1": "97 3 1",
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"sense": "delicately small and pretty",
"word": "siro"
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{
"_dis1": "97 3 1",
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"lang": "French",
"sense": "delicately small and pretty",
"word": "délicat"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 3 1",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "delicately small and pretty",
"word": "mignon"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 3 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "delicately small and pretty",
"word": "fein"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 3 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "delicately small and pretty",
"word": "delikat"
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"_dis1": "97 3 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "delicately small and pretty",
"word": "zart"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 3 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "delicately small and pretty",
"word": "zierlich"
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{
"_dis1": "97 3 1",
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"sense": "delicately small and pretty",
"word": "niedlich"
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"_dis1": "97 3 1",
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"roman": "habrós",
"sense": "delicately small and pretty",
"word": "ἁβρός"
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"roman": "trupherós",
"sense": "delicately small and pretty",
"word": "τρυφερός"
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"_dis1": "97 3 1",
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"sense": "delicately small and pretty",
"word": "dēlicātus"
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"_dis1": "97 3 1",
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"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "delicately small and pretty",
"word": "tōitiiti"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 3 1",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "delicately small and pretty",
"word": "marore"
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"_dis1": "97 3 1",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "delicately small and pretty",
"word": "arcydelikatny"
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"_dis1": "97 3 1",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "delicately small and pretty",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "delicada"
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{
"_dis1": "97 3 1",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "delicately small and pretty",
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"word": "delicado"
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"_dis1": "97 3 1",
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"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "izjáščnyj",
"sense": "delicately small and pretty",
"word": "изя́щный"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 3 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "izýskannyj",
"sense": "delicately small and pretty",
"word": "изы́сканный"
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{
"_dis1": "97 3 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "utončónnyj",
"sense": "delicately small and pretty",
"word": "утончённый"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 3 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "elegántnyj",
"sense": "delicately small and pretty",
"word": "элега́нтный"
},
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"_dis1": "97 3 1",
"code": "ru",
"english": "gentle",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "néžnyj",
"sense": "delicately small and pretty",
"word": "не́жный"
},
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"_dis1": "97 3 1",
"code": "ru",
"english": "tasty",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "lákomyj",
"sense": "delicately small and pretty",
"word": "ла́комый"
},
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"_dis1": "97 3 1",
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"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "delicately small and pretty",
"word": "delicado"
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"_dis1": "97 3 1",
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"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "delicately small and pretty",
"word": "nätt"
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"_dis1": "97 3 1",
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "delicately small and pretty",
"word": "amheuthun"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "small and pretty",
"word": "putzig"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "small and pretty",
"word": "niedlich"
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"_dis1": "95 4 1",
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"lang": "Javanese",
"sense": "small and pretty",
"word": "ayu"
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"roman": "pridírčiv",
"sense": "fastidious and fussy when eating",
"word": "приди́рчив"
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"sense": "fastidious and fussy when eating",
"word": "denti"
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"sense": "fastidious and fussy when eating",
"word": "vybíravý"
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"sense": "fastidious and fussy when eating",
"word": "mlsný"
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"sense": "fastidious and fussy when eating",
"word": "nirso"
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"_dis1": "6 93 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "fastidious and fussy when eating",
"word": "valikoiva"
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"_dis1": "6 93 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "fastidious and fussy when eating",
"word": "anspruchsvoll"
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{
"_dis1": "6 93 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "fastidious and fussy when eating",
"word": "mäkelig"
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{
"_dis1": "6 93 1",
"code": "de",
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"sense": "fastidious and fussy when eating",
"word": "geziert"
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{
"_dis1": "6 93 1",
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"sense": "fastidious and fussy when eating",
"word": "pingelig"
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"roman": "priverédlivyj",
"sense": "fastidious and fussy when eating",
"word": "привере́дливый"
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"_dis1": "6 93 1",
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"word": "приди́рчивый"
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"sense": "fastidious and fussy when eating",
"word": "izbirljiv"
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"_dis1": "6 93 1",
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"sense": "fastidious and fussy when eating",
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"ref": "1485, Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur Book XVI, Chapter vii leaf 337r",
"text": "And she receyued hym with grete Ioye and made hym to sytte doune by her and soo was he sette to soupe with flesshe and many deyntees\nAnd she received him with great joy, and made him to sit down by her, and so was he set to sup with flesh and many dainties.",
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"ref": "1719, Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe",
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"_dis1": "83 10 2 4",
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"_dis1": "83 10 2 4",
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"_dis1": "83 10 2 4",
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"_dis1": "83 10 2 4",
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"Esteem, honour."
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"(obsolete) Esteem, honour."
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