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  • I've recently been buying crown prince, a beautiful blue-grey squash, shaped much like a classic Hallowe'en pumpkin - you can buy them from www.natoora.co.uk under the name delica.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Stevie Parle 2011

  • I carry around a spyderco delica with no springs at all, and I can deploy it in less than a second.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Obama administration moves to ban 80% of folding knives: 2009

  • It requires more of my concentration than knitting, and can't be done on the couch in front of the tv, but it's still neat to string those teeny delica beads on a piece of string.

    March 2007 2007

  • It requires more of my concentration than knitting, and can't be done on the couch in front of the tv, but it's still neat to string those teeny delica beads on a piece of string.

    Short - And She Knits Too! 2007

  • Indeed, whatever subversive preparations had been done to the food, the Zhakar had cooked a tasty collection of delica-cies.

    Emperor of Ansalon Niles, Douglas 1993

  • A long table ran down the length of the lofty hall built in the center of the palace, and this table was covered with gold and silver platters bearing many kinds of meat and fruits and vegetables, while tall, ornamented stands contained sweets and delica cies to tickle the palate.

    Queen Zixi of Ix Baum, L. Frank 1971

  • The delica would be a great vehicle to go on long road trips as well.

    Autoblog 2009

  • DrumniDLid, was the firft In one or two copiei of the Lon - who imroduced into Kngiifii that don folio, 1637, a good portrait fine Italian vein i Ind if we had of the Earl of Stirling has been had tro Dnimmond, perhaps 'we found; which, being very rare has Ihould never have feen the delica -. been lately re-engraved. cies of Cumus, Lycidas, 11 Penfe - roTo, L' Allegro.

    The Edinburgh magazine, or Literary miscellany 1787

  • After just seven days, emotions are still bound to be raw, feeling are still bound to be confused, psyches are bound to be a bit delica… what’s that?

    Sheryl Crow Not Angry About Cancer Or Getting Dumped 2006

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