Rare; valuable; costly. (Obs.) "Full many a deynté horse had he in stable." Note: Hence the proverb "dainty maketh dearth," i. e., rarity makes a thing dear or precious.
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"Dainty" Quotes from Famous Books — The Rectory Children • Mrs Molesworth — McClure's Magazine, Vol. VI., No. 6, May, 1896 • Various — Marzio's Crucifix and Zoroaster • F. Marion Crawford — Robbery Under Arms • Thomas Alexander Browne, AKA Rolf Boldrewood — At the Sign of the Cat and Racket • Honore de Balzac |
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