Emily Dickinson Lexicon

quaint (-er, -est), adj. [OFr cointe < L. cognitum, known < cognoscěre, to ascertain.] (webplay: artful, dressed, familiar, fashion, fine-spun, framed, hair, phrase, odd).

1. Strange; peculiar; curious; unusual; unfamiliar; different; [fig.] new; novel; transformed.
2. Old-fashioned; outmoded; outdated; antiquated; time-worn.
3. Pretty; pleasing; charming; delightful; enchanting; endearing.
4. Fine-spun; delicate; dainty; exquisite; extraordinary.
5. Far; insurmountable; unreachable; incomprehensible.