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dainties

dainties is the plural of dainty.

Meaning of dainty

Noun

dainty (plural dainties)

  1. A delicacy (choice or pleasing food).
    • And she receyued hym with grete Ioye and made hym to sytte doune by her and soo was he sette to soupe with flesshe and many deyntees
      And she received him with great joy, and made him to sit down by her, and so was he set to sup with flesh and many dainties.1485, Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur Book XVI, Chapter vii leaf 337r
  2. (British-Columbia, Canadian-Prairies, Northwestern, Ontario, plural-normally) A fancy cookie, pastry, or square, frequently homemade, served at a social event.
  3. (obsolete) Esteem, honour.
  4. (obsolete) An affectionate term of address.
    • I am not eager at forbidden dainties1616, Ben Jonson, The Devil Is an Ass

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Noun

dainties pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Women's undergarments.

Questions about dainties

What does dainties mean?
Dainties means women's undergarments.
What is dainties the plural of?
Dainties is the plural of dainty.
What part of speech is dainties?
Dainties is a noun.

Words near dainties in the dictionary

  1. Dains
  2. daint
  3. dainteth
  4. dainteths
  5. daintier
  6. dainties
  7. daintiest
  8. daintified
  9. daintifies
  10. daintiful
  11. daintifully

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