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Definition of Daintiest
1. dainty [adj] - See also: dainty
Lexicographical Neighbors of Daintiest
Literary usage of Daintiest
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An American Anthology, 1787-1900: Selections Illustrating the Editor's by Edmund Clarence Stedman (1900)
"Crossing a pasture slope that sunward by, I suddenly surprised beneath a tree A
girlish creature who at sight of me Sprang up all wild with daintiest dismay ..."
2. Vermont Beautiful by Wallace Nutting (1922)
"long and intricate a task to mention in detail. We only say that they are almost
as attractive as the trees that grow above them. Some of the daintiest and ..."
3. Putnam's Magazine (1907)
"... daintiest, prettiest little old lady who has ever been carved in marble or
painted on canvas." The fortunately, this is an exceptional group of ..."
4. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.), Wild Flower Preservation Society of America (1905)
"... the smallest and the daintiest of their kind. Beyond Morse's Gap rises John
Crow peak, the ascent of which FIG. 3. ..."
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