Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.
Dainty
Dainty and fair as a folded rose.
—Anonymous
Dainty as a blushing violet.
—Anonymous
Dainty as Dresden china.
—Anonymous
Dainty as thistle-down.
—Anonymous
A dainty mouth like any crimson rose.
—Heinrich Heine
Dainty as a quail.
—Émile Zola