"Canadian dainty" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Canadian dainty (uncountable)
  1. (historical) A sociolect of Canadian English retaining some British English features and treated as a marker of upper-class prestige in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Tags: historical, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Canadian_dainty-en-noun-dKXhAEDG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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