mignardise (n.)

(1) Tenderness, gentleness; affected delicacy of behaviour or appearance; affectation. Also: an instance of this. Now rare.
(2) A type of narrow braid on which a design of crochet border or edging is worked (more fully mignardise braid); also, the design of crochet border or edging worked on this braid. Now hist.
(3) Chiefly U.S. A fancy cake or similar sweet confection, usually served at the end of a meal. Also fig.

Used in a sentence in 1631 by B. Jonson:

"Entertaine her, and her creatures, too, With all the migniardise, and quaint Caresses, You can put on 'hem."



"Rapparree needs to practice embellishing his posts with a touch of mignardise."