Dainty fabric (4)
I believe the answer is:
lace
'dainty fabric' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for lace that I've seen before include "Famous play ''Arsenic and Old . . . .''" , "Flimsy fabric or shoe fasterner" , "Delicate fabric woven in an open web" , "Shoestring: delicate ornamental fabric" , "Fine open fabric" .)