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dainty \dain"ty\, a. compar. daintier; superl. daintiest.
   1. rare; valuable; costly. obs.
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            full many a deynt'e horse had he in stable.
                                                  --chaucer.
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   note: hence the proverb "dainty maketh dearth," i. e., rarity
         makes a thing dear or precious.
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   2. delicious to the palate; toothsome.
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            dainty bits
            make rich the ribs.                   --shak.
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   3. nice; delicate; elegant, in form, manner, or breeding;
      well-formed; neat; tender.
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            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.
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see also:
daintier daintiest to make dainty 

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