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delicates

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delicates noun

  1. A delicate item of clothing, especially underwear or lingerie.“Don't put that in with your jeans: it's a delicate!”
  2. A choice dainty; a delicacy.
  3. A delicate, luxurious, or effeminate person.

delicates noun

  1. Underwear or lingerie

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