(n.) That which is delicious or delicate; a delicacy.
(n.) A term of fondness.
(n.) Value; estimation; the gratification or pleasure taken in anything.
(superl.) Rare; valuable; costly.
(superl.) Delicious to the palate; toothsome.
(superl.) Nice; delicate; elegant, in form, manner, or breeding; well-formed; neat; tender.
(superl.) Requiring dainties. Hence: Overnice; hard to please; fastidious; squeamish; scrupulous; ceremonious.
Example Sentences:
(1) Had they bothered to inquire of a veteran from the ranks, they might have heard how exasperating it is to see the dainty long-range patriots of Labour thrashing it out with the staunch gutter jingoists of the Conservative party – and barely a non-commissioned vet among them.
(2) Across this relatively peaceful corner of the Horn of Africa, where black-headed sheep scamper among the thorn bushes, dainty gerenuk balance on their hind legs to nibble from hardy shrubs, and skinny camels wearing rough-hewn bells lumber over rocky slopes, people long accustomed to a harsh environment find they cannot cope after years of below-average rainfall.
(3) That was the week when the Bake Off contestants were called on to make dainty biscuits and elaborate gingerbread concoctions, following previous showdowns over who could make the fluffiest muffins and the creamiest custard tarts.
(4) His dainty close control was beautiful and took him past both Pique and Puyol; then, from 10 yards, he deliberately poked the ball wide of Casillas with his right foot, and it came flush off the post.
(5) Ighalo clearly had the beating of Otamendi and Eliaquim Mangala, while Touré, playing in a midfield two alongside Fernandinho, had his ego pricked by a couple of dainty touches from José Manuel Jurado.
(6) Their denial fits perfectly with their support for free market economics, opposition to state intervention and hatred of all those latte-slurping, quinoa-munching liberals, with their arrogant manners and dainty hybrid cars, who presume to tell honest men and women how to live.
(7) From the outset, Arsenal had been the more sprightly and inventive, and that pattern continued when Cesc Fábregas clipped a dainty ball over the Spurs defence for Nasri to chase.
(8) Muamba dinked a deft reverse pass to Cattermole, who slipped a dainty ball behind the German defence in anticipation of a surge by Walcott.
(9) They are laughing at the dainty affectations of the Leawoof toffs.
(10) After a semi-final that saw platters of immaculate choux swans, jewel-coloured macaroons and dainty sponges put before the judges, the technical challenge – a stand of sweet fondant fancies, nestled, pink and delicious as if awaiting a party of angelic children – was a reminder that even a GBBO finalist still needs the guidance of Berry.
(11) Balotelli peeled off his marker to run on to it and then, from 10 yards, tried to lift a dainty lob over the advancing goalkeeper ... but it was the finish of a dilletante rather than a deadly striker and the ball dropped meekly wide.
(12) StickmanLA Life at the old soldiers' hotel In drama, seaside hotels are usually inhabited by retired colonels and majors in blazers, and dainty elderly ladies.
(13) From her oddly dainty presence that voice, a voice that seemed not to come from her but from somewhere beyond even Billie and Ella, from the font of all greatness.
(14) In person she is dainty, almost exaggeratedly ladylike, and much more playfully ambivalent than the public debate about her book.
(15) On Friday, Johnson and Dan Hannan said that in all probability the number of foreigners coming here won’t fall I am not going to be over-dainty about mendacity.
(16) Perhaps now is the time to reach for altogether plainer tableware and glasses, for Kaj Frank bowls at one end of the price range, but more likely to Duralex tumblers at the other as we face a future of, as it were, porridge and tap water rather than the fine wines and dainty dishes it's hard not to associate with Waterford and Wedgwood.
(17) A mong the many strangers to personal daintiness in Game of Thrones is a character called Shagga son of Dolf.
(18) And it was a goal of impressive daintiness, to boot.
(19) 3.00am GMT Packers 21 - 49ers 21, 0:03 2nd quarter Kaepernick is a maniac - there is no dainty QB slide with him.
(20) Jason Puncheon did well to recycle the ball to Yohan Cabaye after Albion cleared a corner and the Frenchman floated a dainty cross over Dawson towards the back post.
Pastry
Definition:
(n.) The place where pastry is made.
(n.) Articles of food made of paste, or having a crust made of paste, as pies, tarts, etc.
Example Sentences:
(1) Donors ate a typical Israeli breakfast of salad, cheese, yoghurt and pastries.
(2) Place on a large baking tray and fold over the edges to give a 1cm pastry border.
(3) Filo pastry contains very little fat itself but relies on fat being added later in between incredibly fine sheets, allowing them to separate during cooking, and so shatter in the mouth into fine delicate shards.
(4) 3 Once chilled, line the pastry with crumpled baking parchment and then with baking beans or dried pulses and bake blind for 15 mins.
(5) Gently fold the pastry surrounding the tin base inwards so it is on the base.
(6) BBQ Champ, which will be hosted by Adam Richman, the American presenter of cult TV hit Man V Food, will feature Bake Off-style challenges but swaps pastries and cupcakes for burgers and kebabs.
(7) What I enjoy doing is teaching people how to make pastry, and it really is easy, so I would like to share some of what I know,” she said.
(8) The recipe below is for 10 classic shortcrust pastry tarts but it can easily be modified.
(9) There is a big choice of salads at lunch and brunch is served at the weekend, but the best plan is to enjoy afternoon tea – with a dozen different brews to choose from, accompanied by freshly-baked pastries.
(10) This handling range is particularly important for laminated pastries, such as filo, which require layers of solid fat.
(11) 8.47pm BST Frances is wrapping little pastry horns around tiny steel cones.
(12) This air then expands on heating, giving height to your pastry.
(13) His light touch with pastry and flair for eclairs – always baked with a signature pencil perched behind his ear – have won over the hearts and tastebuds of the Great British Bake Off judges.
(14) 6 Pour the custard mix into the pastry case, then grate the nutmeg on top (do not use ready-ground nutmeg).
(15) During the last feast, Mustafa generously took the time to prepare over 30 plates of pastries for his fellow detainees.
(16) On paper, the main difference between puff and shortcrust pastry appears to be the fat content.
(17) Roll out the pastry thinly, and line the prepared tin with it.
(18) Line the tin with the pastry, pressing into the fluted edges of the tin.
(19) Feed consumed by rats fed with the corresponding commercial pastries was low except in date bars group.
(20) He was once an extravagant cook, a person who made pastry and boeuf bourguignon.