Delicatessens

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

  Delicatessen \Del`i*ca*tes"sen\, n. pl. [G., fr. F.
     d['e]licatesse.]
     1. Relishes for the table; dainties; delicacies. "A dealer in
        delicatessen". --G. H. Putnam.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  


     2. ready-to-eat foods, such as cold cuts, cooked meats, and
        prepared salads.
        [PJC]
  
     3. sing.; pl. {delicatessens}. a store or section of a store
        where delicatessen[2] is sold. "Get a sandwich for lunch
        at the delicatessen counter."
        [PJC]