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† ˈdainteous, a. Obs.
Forms: α. 4–5 deyn-, dein-, (den-), daynteuous, -vous, (-uos, dentyuous); β. 4–6 deyn-, 6 dayn-, deinteous.
[app. orig. dayntivous, f. dayntive daintive + -ous: afterwards altered so as to appear f. daynte, dainty + -ous. Cf. bounteous, plenteous.]
= dainty a.
c1386Chaucer Merch. T. 470 Ful of instrumentz and of vitaille The moste deynteuous of all Ytaille. 1387Trevisa Higden (Rolls) III. 323 Wiþ gret plente of deynteous mete and drink. a1400Morte Arth. 4196 Itt was my derlynge daynteuous, and fulle dere holdene. c1510Barclay Mirr. Gd. Manners (1570) D v, The soure sauce is serued before meat deynteous. 1548Udall, etc. Erasm. Par. Matt. x. 64 This is no daynteouse and delycate profession.
Hence † ˈdainteously adv., daintily.
c1380Wyclif Sel. Wks. III. 157 Somme men deynteuously norischen hor body. 1393Langl. P. Pl. C. ix. 324 Thenne was þis folke feyn and fedde hunger deynteuosliche [v.r. denteuous-, deyntifliche]. a1556Cranmer Wks. (Parker Soc.) II. 194 Yet will they..fare daintiously, and lie softly. |