Subtleties

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Subtlety \Sub"tle*ty\, n.; pl. {Subtleties}. [OE. sotelte,
     sutilte, OF. sotillete, L. subtilitas. See {Subtle}, and cf.
     {Subtility}.]
     1. The quality or state of being subtle, or sly; cunning;
        craftiness; artfulness.
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              The fox which lives by subtlety.      --Shak.
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     2. Nice discernment with delicacy of mental action; nicety of
        discrimination.
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     3. Something that is sly, crafty, or delusive.
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              Unlearned in the world's false subtleties. --Shak.
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