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Same as Delftware.

Pottery made at the city of Delft in Holland; hence:

To taste; to take a sip of; to dabble in. [Obs.]

Act of tasting; a slight trial. [Obs.] Berkeley.

To deliberate. [Obs.]

le consequences of a step; circumspect; slow in determining; -- applied to persons; as, a deliberate judge or counselor. "These deliberate fools." Shak.

With careful consideration, or deliberation; circumspectly; warily; not hastily or rashly; slowly; as, a purpose deliberately formed.

The quality of being deliberate; calm consideration; circumspection.

The act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure; careful consideration; mature reflection. Choosing the fairest way with a calm deliberation. W. Montagu.

Pertaining to deliberation; proceeding or acting by deliberation, or by discussion and examination; deliberating; as, a deliberative body. A consummate work of deliberative wisdom. Bancroft. The court of jurisdiction is to be distinguished from the deliberative body, the advisers of the crown. Hallam.…

In a deliberative manner; circumspectly; considerately.

One who deliberates.

To strip off the bark; to peel. [Obs.] Ash.

The act of stripping off the bark. [Obs.] Ash.

The state or condition of being delicate; agreeableness to the senses; delightfulness; as, delicacy of flavor, of odor, and the like. What choice to choose for delicacy best. Milton.

Addicted to pleasure; luxurious; voluptuous; alluring. [R.] Dives, for his delicate life, to the devil went. Piers Plowman. Haarlem is a very delicate town. Evelyn.

In a delicate manner.

The quality of being delicate.

Relishes for the table; dainties; delicacies. "A dealer in delicatessen". G. H. Putnam.

Delicacies; delights. [Obs.] "Dainty delices." Spenser.