quaint (often difficult to determine exact meaning)
1.
skilled, clever
Shr. III. ii. 150
“The musician,”
2H6 III. ii. 274
“how quaint an
orator.”
2.
pretty, fine, dainty
Ado III. iv. 22
“a fine, . . .
fashion,”
MND. II. i. 99
“the mazes,”
II. ii. 7 (?).
3.
(of appearance,
dress) beautiful, handsome, elegant
Tp. I. ii. 317
“My Ariel,”
Wiv. IV. vi. 41
“ in green,”
Shr. IV. iii. 102
“a . . . gown, More
quaint.”
4.
carefully or
ingeniously elaborated
Mer.V. III. iv. 69
“quaint lies,”
1H6 IV. i. 102
“forged quaint
conceit.”
