Front | subtile \SUT-l, SUB-tuhl\ |
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Back | adjective Subtle: delicate; fine; not obvious; skillful. [From Latin subtilis (finely woven), from sub- (under) + from tela (cloth on a loom). Ultimately from the Indo-European root teks- (to weave) that is also the source of text, tissue, tectonic, architect, technology.] "The fragrance is quite subtile." |
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