Meaning & use
Bonbonnieres
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Small, decorative boxes or containers used to hold candies or sweets, often given as favors at weddings or celebrations.
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Each guest took home a tiny porcelain bonbonniere filled with sugared almonds.
Antique bonbonnieres are prized collector's items, some crafted in silver or fine china.
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The word comes from the French "bonbon," meaning candy, and historically referred to ornate, often jeweled boxes made for European aristocracy.
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