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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
dainty \dain"ty\, a. compar. daintier; superl. daintiest.
1. rare; valuable; costly. obs.
1913 webster
full many a deynt'e horse had he in stable.
--chaucer.
1913 webster
note: hence the proverb "dainty maketh dearth," i. e., rarity
makes a thing dear or precious.
1913 webster
2. delicious to the palate; toothsome.
1913 webster
dainty bits
make rich the ribs. --shak.
1913 webster
3. nice; delicate; elegant, in form, manner, or breeding;
well-formed; neat; tender.
1913 webster
those dainty limbs which nature lent
for gentle usage and soft delicacy. --milton.
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i would be the girdle.
about her dainty, dainty waist. --tennyson.
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4. requiring dainties. hence: overnice; hard to please;
fastidious; squeamish; scrupulous; ceremonious.
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thew were a fine and dainty people. --bacon.
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and let us not be dainty of leave-taking,
but shift away. --shak.
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to make dainty, to assume or affect delicacy or
fastidiousness. obs.
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ah ha, my mistresses which of you all
will now deny to dance? she that makes dainty,
she, i'll swear, hath corns. --shak.
1913 webster
see also:
daintier daintiest to make dainty
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
daintier
see dainty
see also:
dainty
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
dainty
adj 1: affectedly dainty or refined syn: mincing, niminy-piminy,
prim, twee
2: of delicate composition and artistry; "a dainty teacup"; "an
exquisite cameo" syn: exquisite
3: especially pleasing to the taste; "a dainty dish to set
before a kind"; "a tasty morsel" syn: tasty
4: excessively fastidious and easily disgusted; "too nice about
his food to take to camp cooking"; "so squeamish he would
only touch the toilet handle with his elbow" syn: nice,
overnice, prissy, squeamish
n : something considered choice to eat syn: delicacy, goody,
kickshaw, treat
also: daintiest, daintier
see also:
mincing niminy-piminy prim twee exquisite tasty
nice overnice prissy squeamish delicacy
goody kickshaw treat daintiest daintier
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