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  • 31To make dainty — 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 …

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  • 32HMS Dainty — Dainty Technische Date …

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  • 349758 Dainty — Dainty Discovery and designation Discovered by Steel, D. I. Discovery site Siding Spring Discovery date April 13, 1991 Designations MPC designation …

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  • 35dainty — 1. adjective a) Delicately small and pretty. b) Fastidious and fussy when eating. Syn: neat, petite 2. noun a) A …

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  • 36dainty — Synonyms and related words: acute, agreeable, airy, ambrosia, ambrosial, appetizing, attenuate, attenuated, beautiful, bleached, bonne bouche, bonny, breakable, bright, brittle, cate, cheap jack, choice, choice morsel, civilized, clean, cleanly,… …

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  • 37dainty — sb. 1202 B. Fr. dain. Cotgr. W. dantaeth == daintiness [deynte], Alys. 7070 == fondness [deynte]. St Dunstan …

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  • 38dainty — dain·ty || deɪntɪ adj. tasty, delicious; delicate, exquisite; finicky, fussy n. delicacy, something pleasing to the eye or the palate …

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  • 39dainty — adjective (daintier, daintiest) 1》 delicately small and pretty.     ↘delicate and graceful in build or movement. 2》 fastidious, typically concerning food. noun (plural dainties) a delicacy. Derivatives daintily adverb daintiness noun …

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  • 40dainty — I. a. 1. Delicious, savory, nice, delicate, tender, palatable, luscious, toothsome. 2. Elegant, delicate, beautiful, neat, fine. 3. Fastidious, squeamish, scrupulous, overnice. II. n. Delicacy, tidbit, titbit, nice bit, choice morsel, delicate… …

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