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==Etymology==
− It is, through Old French délicat or directly, [[bor|la|dēlicātus|t=alluring, delightful, luxurious, dainty]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) which is of unknown origin^(Hoad 1986)^(NODE 1998) but is related, at least by folk etymology, to dēliciae, delight, and dēlicere, to allure, entice (see [[delight]]).^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)
+ It is, through [[fro|délicat]] or directly, [[bor|la|dēlicātus|t=alluring, delightful, luxurious, dainty]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) which is of unknown origin^(Hoad 1986)^(NODE 1998) but is related, at least by folk etymology, to dēliciae, delight, and [[m|la|dēlicere]], to allure, entice (see [[delight]]).^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)
==Earliest recorded meaning==