imperative sing. of L. delere to destroy. [ Cf. Delete. ] (Print.) Erase; remove; -- a direction to cancel something which has been put in type; usually expressed by a peculiar form of d, thus: &deletemark_;. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ See Deal. ] To deal; to divide; to distribute. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Deled p. pr. & vb. n. Deleing. ] [ From the preceding word. ] (Print.) To erase; to cancel; to delete; to mark for omission. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. delebilis. See 1st Dele. ] Capable of being blotted out or erased. “An impression easily deleble.” Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ OF. delitable, OF. delitable, F. délectable, fr. L. delectabilis, fr. delectare to delight. See Delight. ] 1. Highly pleasing; delightful. [ 1913 Webster ]

Delectable both to behold and taste. Milton.

2. extremely pleasing to the sense of taste; same as luscious, 1.
Syn. -- delicious, luscious, pleasant-tasting, scrumptious, toothsome, yummy. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

-- De*lec"ta*ble*ness, n. -- De*lec"ta*bly, adv. -- De*lec`ta*bil"i*ty, n. [1913 Webster]

v. t. [ L. delectatus, p. p. of delectare. See Delight. ] To delight; to charm. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. delectatio: cf. F. délectation. ] Great pleasure; delight. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., selection, from deligere, delectum, to select. ] A name given to an elementary book for learners of Latin or Greek. G. Eliot. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Delegate, a. ] 1. The act of delegating, or state of being delegated; deputed power. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

By way of delegacy or grand commission. Sir W. Raleigh. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A body of delegates or commissioners; a delegation. [ Obs. ] Burton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. delegatus, p. p. of delegare to send, delegate; de- + legare to send with a commission, to depute. See Legate. ] 1. Any one sent and empowered to act for another; one deputed to represent; a chosen deputy; a representative; a commissioner; a vicar. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (a) One elected by the people of a territory to represent them in Congress, where he has the right of debating, but not of voting. (b) One sent by any constituency to act as its representative in a convention; as, a delegate to a convention for nominating officers, or for forming or altering a constitution. [ U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Court of delegates, formerly, the great court of appeal from the archbishops' courts and also from the court of admiralty. It is now abolished, and the privy council is the immediate court of appeal in such cases. [ Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]