dainty, dainte, daintie, daynte, deinte, deintie, deynte

& a. [O. Fr. daintie, from Lat. dignitatem, acc us. of dignitas =worth, from dignus worthy. ( Skeat.)] A. As substantive : maken cloth is of gilt deunte." A lisa under, 7,069. *4. A term of endearment. "There's a fortune coming Toward you, dainty, that will take thee thus, And set thee aloft.' B. As adjective: 1. Of things: Ben Jonson. IMG:content-1754.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-1755.png:[blocks in formation] "Jacob here made dainty of lentils."-Adams: Works, 1. 5. Crabb thus discriminates between dainty and delicacy : "Inasmuch as a dainty may be that which is extremely delicate , a delicacy is sometimes a species of dainty ; but there are many delicacies which are altogether suited to the most delicate appetite, that are neither costly nor rare, two qualities which are almost inseparable from a dainty : those who indulge themselves freely in dainties and delicacies scarcely know what it is to eat with an appetite; but those who are temperate in their use of the enjoyments of life will be enabled to derive pleasure from ordinary objects." ( Crabb : Eng . Synon. ) *dainty-chapped, a. Fastidious or particular as to food. "You dainty- chapped fellow." - Bailey: Erasmus, p. 42. *dainty-mouth, s. An epicure. "Sybarita [sign if i eth] a delicate dainty - mouth ."-Holland: Camden, p. 10. däir-, *däir-le, *deyrye, *deyery, *deyrie, 8. & a . [Either from Mid. Eng. deye a maid, with the Fr. termination -erie Lat. -aria , or Fr.- rie = Lat. -ria [DEYE]. Or it may mean a woman who made dough, from Icel. deig , Sw. deg =dough; Icel. deigja , Sw. deja a maid, especially a dairymaid. ( Skeat .)] IMG:content-1756.png:[blocks in formation] dalai lama da-is (2), s. [Etym, doubtful.] Bot .: A genus of plants, belonging to the order Thyme laceæ, or Daphnacese. The bark of Dais madagascar i ens is is made into paper. *dāişe, v. t. [DAZE.] 1. To wither, to become rotten. 2. To become cold or benumbed. dāiş'-led, adj. [Eng. daisy; ed.] Full of or covered with daisies. ".. let us Find out the prettiest daisted plot we can." Shakesp.: Cymbeline, iv. 2. dāis-ing, s. [DAISE.] A disease in sheep, called also Pining and Vanquash.