code: public <T> T delete(final Class<T> type, @DelegatesTo(HttpConfig.class) final Closure closure) {
          return type.cast(interceptors.get(HttpVerb.DELETE).apply(configureRequest(type, HttpVerb.DELETE, closure), this::doDelete));
      }
docs: Executes an DELETE request on the configured URI, with additional configuration provided by the configuration closure. The result will be cast
  to the specified `type`.
  
  [source,groovy]
  ----
  def http = HttpBuilder.configure {
  request.uri = 'http://localhost:10101'
  }
  Date date = http.delete(Date){
  request.uri.path = '/date'
  response.parser('text/date') { ChainedHttpConfig config, FromServer fromServer ->
  Date.parse('yyyy.MM.dd HH:mm', fromServer.inputStream.text)
  }
  }
  ----
  
  The configuration `closure` allows additional configuration for this request based on the {@link HttpConfig} interface.
  
  @param closure the additional configuration closure (delegated to {@link HttpConfig})
  @return the result of the request cast to the specified type