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Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: deintié, from Latin dignitas 'worth'; DIGNITY

dainty

2 noun
     
Related topics: Food
dainty2 plural dainties [countable] old-fashioned
DF something small that is good to eat, especially something sweet such as a cake
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