Meanings
noundaintrel (plural daintrels)
plural daintrels
- obsoleteA delicacy.
But by thy words as I thẽ [then] ſmelled, thy daintrels be not manye.
c. 1553 (date written), “S.” [pseudonym; attributed to William Stevenson], […] Gammer Gurtons Nedle: […], London: […] Thomas Colwell, published 1575, →OCLC, Act II, scene i, signature [B.ii.], recto
Origin
From daint or dainty. Compare Old French daintier.
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daintrel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/daintrel
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“daintrel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/daintrel. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “daintrel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/daintrel.
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