dainty
part of speech
adjective (daintier, daintiest); noun (dainties)
meaning for a pupil
1) Small, neat, pretty and delicate: dainty feet, a dainty silver crown. tree →
2) (of food) small and tasty, a little bite; a «dainty» is a small tasty treat. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: "Royal dainties" are rich foods fit for a king, which Jacob's blessing promises to Asher. Interpretation: Tradition reads this as the richness of Asher's land, famous for olive oil, which is fat and fine. In the primary lessons: a small, pretty thing, or a small tasty bite of food
examples
- As for Asher, his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties. (Torah GEN.49.20, JPS 1917) tree →
- Be not desirous of his dainties; seeing they are deceitful food. (Writings PRO.23.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- 'Stay ye me with dainties, refresh me with apples; for I am love-sick.' (Writings SNG.2.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- So that his life maketh him to abhor bread, and his soul dainty food. (Writings JOB.33.20, JPS 1917) tree →
- Here is a dainty bite for my breakfast. tree →
- She had dainty hands and tiny feet. tree →
- The fairy wore a dainty silver crown. tree →
- Mum served little dainties on a plate. tree →
note
nothing for maths
In the corpora
- As for Asher, his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties.
- The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
- Be not desirous of his dainties; seeing they are deceitful food.
- Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainties;
- The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts of the body.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «dainty» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.