单词 | dely |
释义 | † delyadj. Obsolete. Delicate in structure or texture; fine, thin. Also: little, small.Apparently only recorded in dictionaries after Middle English. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adjective] > delicate or dainty finea1375 dely?c1400 delicate?a1425 minionate1496 minion1528 minion1529 gingerly1534 daintyc1540 minikin1545 daint1590 inconyc1592 minic1598 delicated1605 minical1668 finickingc1749 minionette1749 dinky1788 daintified1834 airy-fairy1837 mignon1837 minny1942 ?c1400 (c1380) G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (BL Add. 10340) (1868) i. pr. i. l. 43 Hir cloþes weren maked of ryȝt delye þredes and subtil crafte of perdurable matere. c1440 Liber de Diversis Med. 79 (MED) Þan grynde it to it be dely poudir. a1500 (?a1425) tr. Secreta Secret. (Lamb.) 88 (MED) Delye þinge ys more worth þan greet, and þynne more worth þan þycke. 1692 Coles's Eng. Dict. (new ed.) Dely, little. Old word. [Also in later dictionaries.] This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < |
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