Thesaurus / dainty
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The fandom associated with dainty male stars, Si rues, means that young boys do not want to be soldiers or firefighters anymore.
EMPIRES AND ‘EFFEMINATE MEN.’ AFTER BRITAIN AND AMERICA, IT’S CHINA’S TURN TO WORRY ABOUT MASCULINITYDEBASISH ROY CHOWDHURYSEPTEMBER 10, 2021TIMEThis ritual consisted of dainty sandwiches, scones and sweets to quiet their stomach rumblings between meals.
MISS MANNERS: NEWSPAPER RULE STILL APPLIES, EVEN IN DIGITAL AGEJUDITH MARTIN, NICHOLAS MARTIN, JACOBINA MARTINMAY 31, 2021WASHINGTON POSTCornell released a video explaining the process and showing the origami in action, folding itself from flat into a dainty bird.
THIS WEEK’S AWESOME TECH STORIES FROM AROUND THE WEB (THROUGH MARCH 20)SINGULARITY HUB STAFFMARCH 20, 2021SINGULARITY HUB Printmaker Lila Oliver Asher’s rose is a bright but dainty highlight, held by a gray silhouette of a woman.
IN THE GALLERIES: REJUVENATING THE OBSOLETE INTO UNCONVENTIONAL ARTMARK JENKINSFEBRUARY 12, 2021WASHINGTON POSTSo I brought her unshelled walnuts, which she ate with quiet, dainty eagerness.
HOW A SICKLY SQUIRREL OFFERED ME UNEXPECTED COMFORTPAM SPRITZERFEBRUARY 8, 2021WASHINGTON POSTAnd he himself brought her the golden-brown bouillon, in a dainty Sevres cup, with a flaky cracker or two on the saucer.
THE AWAKENING AND SELECTED SHORT STORIESKATE CHOPINThe lazy giant was sprawling on the most comfortable of the sofas; the pair were alone in the dainty little drawing-room.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSThe guests relished it greatly and Alila's father was praised very much for surprising them with this dainty.
ALILA, OUR LITTLE PHILIPPINE COUSINMARY HAZELTON WADEHer movements were free, her figure dainty and her repartee, below her mask, more than usually piquant.
THE JOYOUS ADVENTURES OF ARISTIDE PUJOLWILLIAM J. LOCKEIt was there that he longed to retire—to a dainty little hotel of his own with a smart clientèle.
THE JOYOUS ADVENTURES OF ARISTIDE PUJOLWILLIAM J. LOCKEWORDS RELATED TO DAINTY
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