Her dress was new and pretty and it made her feel like a dainty lady. From LearnThat.org.
A dainty dish to set before a kind. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
A dainty teacup. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
"Undreamed of!" cried Mercedes, throwing up her hands in dainty dismay. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 5] Reference
The tea was excellent; the toast was in dainty, delicate, thin brown strips. From Wordnik.com. [Melbourne House] Reference
They were clothed in dainty muslin, three as sweet young girls as one would ever meet. From Wordnik.com. [Just Patty] Reference
At stately Augusta, where change forever has been taken in dainty sips, this is like the frat boys just showed up with a keg. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Traditions die hard at Augusta National] Reference
The opposite hills, on the east, were in dainty sunshine and shadow, every undulation, every ridge and hollow, softly marked out. From Wordnik.com. [The Hills of the Shatemuc] Reference
EVO 4G isn't "what you'd call a dainty phone," says CNET's Cha. From Wordnik.com. [LXer Linux News] Reference
The hotel is surprisingly dainty, which is ideal for its guests. From Wordnik.com. [Teresa Rodriguez Williamson: Manhattan's Soon-to-be Hot Spots] Reference
Canadians must be more "dainty" than Americans; in the States they call it the freshman fifteen!. From Wordnik.com. [Baby's got more back than she wants..] Reference
She may have been trying to bring order from chaos, but to other children she could be "dainty," even "prissy.". From Wordnik.com. [A Steely Southerner] Reference
And after they were washed and noynted with oyle, they sate downe at the table garnished with all kind of dainty meats. From Wordnik.com. [The Golden Asse] Reference
= -- To call this homely Yankee dish a "dainty" may surprise many; but, when properly prepared, it may well be called so. From Wordnik.com. [Breakfast Dainties] Reference
Are we to be called dainty eaters because we like our bread buttered? ". From Wordnik.com. [The Memorabilia] Reference
Are we to be called dainty eaters because we like our bread buttered?”. From Wordnik.com. [Memorabilia] Reference
His soul is a little All-show, a kind of dainty pantomime of the universe. From Wordnik.com. [The Lost Art of Reading] Reference
To direct such accusations at her - and other committee members I have come to know - is like using "dainty" and. From Wordnik.com. [Orangeville Citizen] Reference
Private G. Ryder vouches for this: "We were having what you might call a dainty afternoon tea in the trenches under shell fire. From Wordnik.com. [Tommy Atkins at War As Told in His Own Letters] Reference
The new and young TSA inspector was embarrassed by some of the "dainty" items contained in her carry-on and started blushing bright red. From Wordnik.com. [tripso.com] Reference
"dainty" males who, frankly, I am a bit nervous about being with at night. From Wordnik.com. [What About Paris?] Reference
She picks up the dainty teacup; sips reflectively. From Wordnik.com. [Girls with Guns] Reference
When the Lord arrives, have on something dainty to serve him in. From Wordnik.com. [Dear Peg Mokrass...] Reference
“No,” I said, pulling my dainty hand from Bud's slimy grasp. From Wordnik.com. [THE LOVE DIET] Reference
She's the division head, a dainty Southerner who closes nearly every case. From Wordnik.com. [Power Player: Kyra Sedgwick Returns In 'The Closer'] Reference
You was the tiniest white one left — real ratty looking but kinda dainty. From Wordnik.com. [SWITCHBACKS] Reference
MELISSA GRAY: I made hundreds sick daily with the touch of my dainty finger. From Wordnik.com. [Summer Jobs: A Fairbanks Carnival] Reference
That's something a dainty-footed great-grandmother could never have imagined. From Wordnik.com. [Soap Operas, Frozen Food And Convertibles] Reference
The intent there was a logo that would still be elegant but less dainty, less aloof. From Wordnik.com. [Questions Answers: ?This Was Eight Years Of Psychodrama?] Reference
Only her bodice, modest though it was, did not altogether conceal the dainty grace of her figure. From Wordnik.com. [Women in the Life of Balzac] Reference
Her over-sized pants and heavy work boots made her willowy frame seem dainty, even though she was taller than I. From Wordnik.com. [Neophyte and Paradox] Reference
It's like some sunken skyscraper with just the tower showing, looking both dainty and stubby in the sliding bay. From Wordnik.com. [The Line] Reference
For we think quiche quite a dainty dish for ladies on a diet so to save their reputations, of course "real" men deny it!. From Wordnik.com. [David Katz, M.D.: Nutritious Foods: Being Smarter Than the Average Bear] Reference
(Soundbite of music) JACKIE LYDEN, host: The angelic tune you're hearing might remind you of notes from dainty hand bells. From Wordnik.com. [So Percussion, Playing Pipes Bought for A Song] Reference
In too many cases, beauty for black women (and even black men) has meant fair skin, "good hair" and dainty facial features. From Wordnik.com. [What Michelle Means to Us] Reference
I wanted to whisk things up too much, other women didn't trust me, and it had something to do with being dainty but not deep down inside. From Wordnik.com. [Lost] Reference
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