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C Coromandelica
Quail Quail, n. [OF. quaille, F. caille, LL. quaquila, qualia, qualea, of Dutch or German origin; cf. D. kwakkel, kwartel, OHG. wahtala, G. wachtel.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) Any gallinaceous bird belonging to Coturnix and several allied genera of the Old World, especially the common European quail (C. communis), the rain quail (C. Coromandelica) of India, the stubble quail (C. pectoralis), and the Australian swamp quail (Synoicus australis). 2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several American partridges belonging to Colinus, Callipepla, and allied genera, especially the bobwhite (called Virginia quail, and Maryland quail), and the California quail (Calipepla Californica). 3. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of Turnix and allied genera, native of the Old World, as the Australian painted quail (Turnix varius). See Turnix. 4. A prostitute; -- so called because the quail was thought to be a very amorous bird.[Obs.] --Shak. Bustard quail (Zo["o]l.), a small Asiatic quail-like bird of the genus Turnix, as T. taigoor, a black-breasted species, and the hill bustard quail (T. ocellatus). See Turnix. Button quail (Zo["o]l.), one of several small Asiatic species of Turnix, as T. Sykesii, which is said to be the smallest game bird of India. Mountain quail. See under Mountain. Quail call, a call or pipe for alluring quails into a net or within range. Quail dove (Zo["o]l.), any one of several American ground pigeons belonging to Geotrygon and allied genera. Quail hawk (Zo["o]l.), the New Zealand sparrow hawk (Hieracidea Nov[ae]-Hollandi[ae]). Quail pipe. See Quail call, above. Quail snipe (Zo["o]l.), the dowitcher, or red-breasted snipe; -- called also robin snipe, and brown snipe. Sea quail (Zo["o]l.), the turnstone. [Local, U. S.]
Corpus delicti
Corpus Cor"pus (-p[u^]s), n.; pl. Corpora (-p[-o]*r[.a]). [L.] A body, living or dead; the corporeal substance of a thing. Corpus callosum (k[a^]l*l[=o]"s[u^]m); pl. Corpora callosa (-s?) [NL., callous body] (Anat.), the great band of commissural fibers uniting the cerebral hemispheres. See Brain. Corpus Christi (kr[i^]s"t[imac]) [L., body of Christ] (R. C. Ch.), a festival in honor of the eucharist, observed on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday. Corpus Christi cloth. Same as Pyx cloth, under Pyx. Corpus delicti (d[-e]*l[i^]k"t[imac]) [L., the body of the crime] (Law), the substantial and fundamental fact of the comission of a crime; the proofs essential to establish a crime. Corpus luteum (l[=u]"t[-e]*[u^]m); pl. Corpora lutea (-[.a]). [NL., luteous body] (Anat.), the reddish yellow mass which fills a ruptured Graafian follicle in the mammalian ovary. Corpus striatum (str[-i]*[=a]"t[u^]m); pl. Corpora striata (-t[.a]). [NL., striate body] (Anat.), a ridge in the wall of each lateral ventricle of the brain.
Delicate
Delicate Del"i*cate, n. 1. A choice dainty; a delicacy. [R.] With abstinence all delicates he sees. --Dryden.
Delicately
Delicately Del"i*cate*ly, adv. In a delicate manner.
Delicateness
Delicateness Del"i*cate*ness, n. The quality of being delicate.
Deliciously
Deliciously De*li"cious*ly, adv. Delightfully; as, to feed deliciously; to be deliciously entertained.
Deliciousness
Deliciousness De*li"cious*ness, n. 1. The quality of being delicious; as, the deliciousness of a repast. 2. Luxury. ``To drive away all superfluity and deliciousness.' --Sir T. North.
Delict
Delict De*lict", n. [L. delictum fault.] (Law) An offense or transgression against law; (Scots Law) an offense of a lesser degree; a misdemeanor. Every regulation of the civil code necessarily implies a delict in the event of its violation. --Jeffrey.
Godelich
Godelich Gode"lich, a. Goodly. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
Indelicacies
Indelicacy In*del"i*ca*cy, n.; pl. Indelicacies. [From Indelicate.] The quality of being indelicate; want of delicacy, or of a nice sense of, or regard for, purity, propriety, or refinement in manners, language, etc.; rudeness; coarseness; also, that which is offensive to refined taste or purity of mind. The indelicacy of English comedy. --Blair. Your papers would be chargeable with worse than indelicacy; they would be immoral. --Addison.
Indelicacy
Indelicacy In*del"i*ca*cy, n.; pl. Indelicacies. [From Indelicate.] The quality of being indelicate; want of delicacy, or of a nice sense of, or regard for, purity, propriety, or refinement in manners, language, etc.; rudeness; coarseness; also, that which is offensive to refined taste or purity of mind. The indelicacy of English comedy. --Blair. Your papers would be chargeable with worse than indelicacy; they would be immoral. --Addison.
Mandelic
Mandelic Man*del"ic, a. [G. mandel almond.] (Chem.) Pertaining to an acid first obtained from benzoic aldehyde (oil of better almonds), as a white crystalline substance; -- called also phenyl glycolic acid.
Overdelicate
Overdelicate O"ver*del"i*cate, a. Too delicate.
Videlicet
Videlicet Vi*del"i*cet, adv. [L., contr. fr. videre licet, literally, it is easy to see, one may or can see.] To wit; namely; -- often abbreviated to viz.

Meaning of Delic from wikipedia

- Delić (Serbo-Croatian pronunciation: [děliːtɕ]) or Delic (anglicised often to Delich) is a surname po****r in former Yugoslavia. Amer Delić (born 1982)...
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- Amer Delić (Bosnian pronunciation: [děliːtɕ]; born June 30, 1982) is a Bosnian American former professional tennis player. He is a former captain and...
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- Mladen Delić (15 January 1919 – 22 February 2005) was a Croatian sports commentator. He studied law at the University of Belgrade, but switched to the...
- Božidar Đelić (Serbian Cyrillic: Божидар Ђелић, pronounced [bɔ̌ʒidaːr dʑɛ̌ːlitɕ]; born 1 April 1965) is a Serbian economist and former politician. A longtime...