dainty vs fondant

dainty

noun
  • A fancy cookie, pastry, or square, frequently homemade, served at a social event. 

  • A delicacy (in taste). 

adj
  • Fastidious and fussy, especially when eating. 

  • Elegant; delicately small and pretty. 

fondant

noun
  • A candy or cake filled with such a preparation. 

  • A sugar dough, usually prepared as large sheets (rolled fondant), used in place of icing to cover large areas of cakes, composed of sugar, water, gelatin, glycerine. 

  • Fondue. 

  • The base or flux, in enamel, which is colored throughout by metallic oxide while in a state of fusion. 

  • A flavored, creamy sugar preparation, used for icing cakes or as a base for candies. 

  • Facial makeup (cosmetics), when used excessively. 

adj
  • Stooping, as for prey: said of an eagle, a falcon, etc. 

How often have the words dainty and fondant occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )