a delicate touch
111science, history of — Introduction the history of science from its beginnings in prehistoric times to the 20th century. On the simplest level, science is knowledge of the world of nature. There are many regularities in nature that mankind has had to… …
112theatre, Western — ▪ art Introduction history of the Western theatre from its origins in pre Classical antiquity to the present. For a discussion of drama as a literary form, see dramatic literature and the articles on individual national literatures.… …
113Care of the Poor by the Church — Care of the Poor by the Church † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Care of the Poor by the Church I. OBJECTS, HISTORY, AND ORGANIZATION A. The care of the poor is a branch of charity. In the narrow sense charity means any exercise of mercy… …
114subject — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 topic or person under consideration ADJECTIVE ▪ big, complex, complicated, vast ▪ simple ▪ excellent, fascinating …
115sensitive — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. perceptive, conscious, impressionable, tender, susceptible, sentient; alert, aware; sentimental. See sensibility.Ant., insensitive, unfeeling. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Tender] Syn. delicate, sore …
116ticklish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. tickly, excitable, sensitive; unstable, touchy; delicate, critical, risky, dangerous. See sensibility, danger. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Sensitive to tickling] Syn. hypersensitive, tickly,… …
117sensation — 1 Sensation, percept, sense datum, sensum, image can denote the experience or process which is the result of the activity of a sense organ and its associated neural structures. Sensation (see also SENSATION 2), the most general of these terms, is …
118soft — [[t]sɔft, sɒft[/t]] adj. and adv. er, est, n. interj. 1) yielding readily to touch or pressure; not hard or stiff 2) mel relatively deficient in hardness, as metal or wood 3) smooth to the touch; not rough: soft skin[/ex] 4) pleasant or… …
119tender — I ten•der [[t]ˈtɛn dər[/t]] adj. der•er, der•est, v. 1) soft or delicate in substance; not hard or tough: a tender steak[/ex] 2) weak or delicate in constitution; not strong or hardy 3) bot (of plants) unable to withstand freezing temperatures 4) …
120tender — tender1 [ten′dər] adj. [ME tendre < OFr < L tener, soft, delicate, tender, prob. altered (infl. by tenuis,THIN) < Sabine terenum, soft, akin to Gr terēn, tender < IE * ter , tender, weak, orig., rubbed, worn down < base * ter , to… …
