kickshaw[noun]Synonyms: delicacy, bonne bouche, dainty, goody, morsel, tidbit (
or titbit), treat
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kickshaw noun & adjective.
['kɪkʃɔ:] arch. Orig.
quelque chose.
L16.[French quelque chose something.]A. noun.
1. A fancy dish in cookery, usu. French, as opp. to a familiar, substantial English dish. Usu.
derog. L16.2. Something dainty or elegant, but impractical; a toy, a trifle.
E17.3. A frivolous person.
obsolete exc.
dial. M17.b. attrib. or as
adjective. Frivolous, trifling.
M17. ■ kickshawed adjective consisting of or treated with kickshaws
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