Dainty

  • 111del´i|cate|ly — del|i|cate «DEHL uh kiht», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. pleasing to the senses; light, mild, or soft: »delicate foods, delicate colors. Roses have a delicate fragrance. A baby s skin is delicate. SYNONYM(S): tender, subdued. 2. of fine weave,… …

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  • 112del|i|cate — «DEHL uh kiht», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. pleasing to the senses; light, mild, or soft: »delicate foods, delicate colors. Roses have a delicate fragrance. A baby s skin is delicate. SYNONYM(S): tender, subdued. 2. of fine weave, quality, or make; …

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  • 113Daintified — Daintify Dain ti*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Daintified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Daintifying}.] [Dainty + fy.] To render dainty, delicate, or fastidious. Daintified emotion. Sat. rev. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 114Daintify — Dain ti*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Daintified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Daintifying}.] [Dainty + fy.] To render dainty, delicate, or fastidious. Daintified emotion. Sat. rev. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 115Daintifying — Daintify Dain ti*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Daintified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Daintifying}.] [Dainty + fy.] To render dainty, delicate, or fastidious. Daintified emotion. Sat. rev. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 116Nice — (n[imac]s), a. [Compar. {Nicer} (n[imac] s[ e]r); superl. {Nicest}.] [OE., foolish, fr. OF. nice ignorant, fool, fr. L. nescius ignorant; ne not + scius knowing, scire to know. Perhaps influenced by E. nesh delicate, soft. See {No}, and {Science} …

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  • 117Nicer — Nice Nice (n[imac]s), a. [Compar. {Nicer} (n[imac] s[ e]r); superl. {Nicest}.] [OE., foolish, fr. OF. nice ignorant, fool, fr. L. nescius ignorant; ne not + scius knowing, scire to know. Perhaps influenced by E. nesh delicate, soft. See {No}, and …

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  • 118Nicest — Nice Nice (n[imac]s), a. [Compar. {Nicer} (n[imac] s[ e]r); superl. {Nicest}.] [OE., foolish, fr. OF. nice ignorant, fool, fr. L. nescius ignorant; ne not + scius knowing, scire to know. Perhaps influenced by E. nesh delicate, soft. See {No}, and …

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  • 119To make nice of — Nice Nice (n[imac]s), a. [Compar. {Nicer} (n[imac] s[ e]r); superl. {Nicest}.] [OE., foolish, fr. OF. nice ignorant, fool, fr. L. nescius ignorant; ne not + scius knowing, scire to know. Perhaps influenced by E. nesh delicate, soft. See {No}, and …

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  • 120Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford — The Earl of Oxford Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, unknown artist after lost orig …

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