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• Exquisite — Ex qui*site, a. [L. exquisitus, p. p. of exquirere to search out; ex out + quarere to seek, search. See {Quest}.] 1. Carefully selected or sought out; hence, of distinguishing and surpassing quality; exceedingly nice; delightfully excellent;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• exquisite — [eks′kwiz it, ek skwiz′it] adj. [ME, carefully sought out < L exquisitus, pp. of exquirere, to search out < ex , out + quaerere, to ask] 1. carefully done or elaborately made [an exquisite design] 2. very beautiful or lovely, esp. in a… …   English World dictionary

• exquisite — ex•quis•ite [[t]ɪkˈskwɪz ɪt, ˈɛk skwɪ zɪt[/t]] adj. 1) of special beauty or charm or rare and appealing excellence: exquisite flowers[/ex] 2) extraordinarily fine: exquisite weather[/ex] 3) intense; acute: exquisite pain[/ex] 4) of rare… …   From formal English to slang

• exquisite — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English exquisit, from Latin exquisitus, past participle of exquirere to search out, from ex + quaerere to seek Date: 15th century 1. carefully selected ; choice 2. archaic accurate 3 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• exquisite — ex|qui|site [ıkˈskwızıt, ˈekskwı ] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: exquisitus, past participle of exquirere to search out , from quaerere to look for ] 1.) extremely beautiful and very delicately made ▪ the most exquisite craftsmanship 2.) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• exquisite — adjective 1 extremely beautiful and very delicately made: exquisite craftsmanship 2 very sensitive and delicate in the way you behave or do things: Darling, you have exquisite taste. 3 literary exquisite pain or pleasure is felt very strongly… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• exquisite — Extremely intense, keen, sharp; said of pain or tenderness in a part. [L. exquiro, pp. exquisitus, to search out] * * * ex·qui·site ik skwiz ət, ek adj ACUTE (2a), INTENSE <exquisite pain> ex·qui·site·ly lē adv …   Medical dictionary

• exquisite — exquisitely, adv. exquisiteness, n. /ik skwiz it, ek skwi zit/, adj. 1. of special beauty or charm, or rare and appealing excellence, as a face, a flower, coloring, music, or poetry. 2. extraordinarily fine or admirable; consummate: exquisite… …   Universalium

• exquisite — /əkˈskwɪzət / (say uhk skwizuht), /ɛk / (say ek ), /ˈɛkskwəzət / (say ekskwuhzuht) adjective 1. of peculiar beauty or charm, or rare and appealing excellence, as a face, a flower, colouring, music, poetry, etc. 2. extraordinarily fine, admirable …  

• Theatre of Pain (comics) — The Theatre of Pain is a fictional organization created by Marvel Comics for their Marvel 2099 line up. The group is analogous to the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants or the Hellfire Club in that it was one of the main antagonistic organizations… …   Wikipedia

• Scahrossar — In universe subject = a described object = a fictional character created for a role playing game category = Greyhawk Deity | fgcolor=#fff bgcolor = #000 fgcolor = #fff name = Scahrossar title = The Mistress of Exquisite Pain home = Unknown power …   Wikipedia