EXQUISITES
Noun
exquisites
plural of exquisite
Source: Wiktionary
EXQUISITE
Ex"qui*site, a. Etym: [L. exquisitus, p.p. of exquirere to search
out; ex out + quarere to seek, search. See Quest.]
1. Carefully selected or sought out; hence, of distinguishing and
surpassing quality; exceedingly nice; delightfully excellent; giving
rare satisfaction; as, exquisite workmanship.
Plate of rare device, and jewels Of reach and exquisite form. Shak.
I have no exquisite reason for 't, but I have reason good enough.
Shak.
2. Exceeding; extreme; keen; -- used in a bad or a good sense; as,
exquisite pain or pleasure.
3. Of delicate perception or close and accurate discrimination; not
easy to satisfy; exact; nice; fastidious; as, exquisite judgment,
taste, or discernment.
His books of Oriental languages, wherein he was exquisite. Fuller.
Syn.
– Nice; delicate; exact; refined; choice; rare; matchless;
consummate; perfect.
Ex"qui*site, n.
Definition: One who manifests an exquisite attention to external
appearance; one who is overnice in dress or ornament; a fop; a dandy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition