Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Exquisite

Exquisite , adjective

[Latin exquisitus, past participle 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. — Shakespeare
I have no exquisite reason for 't, but I have reason good enough. — Shakespeare
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

Exquisite , noun

One who manifests an exquisite attention to external appearance; one who is overnice in dress or ornament; a fop; a dandy.