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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1399-1400, 1562-1596
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Delicatlie, Delecatly, adv. Also: dilicatlie. [ME. (late 14th c.).] Delicately. — a1400 Legends of the Saints iii. 911.
In ȝouthed … [I was] fosterit delecatly 1562-3 Winȝet II. 17/29.
Lat thame wryte delicatlie and exquisitlie 1596 Dalr. II. 52/13.
A woman, brocht vp … sa tendirlie and dilicatlie
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