Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A usually striped stick of peppermint candy with the top curved to resemble a walking cane.
Wiktionary
- n. US, Canada An edible candy in the shape of a cane or staff, generally consumed during Christmas time and usually having a peppermint flavor.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a hard candy in the shape of a rod (usually with stripes)
Examples
“He wore a silk hat and carried a candy cane prettily striped with red and yellow.”
“At the top was something that looked like a three-foot-tall, knitted chimney in candy cane stripes.”
“Half-digested candy cane and jelly beans flowed out and spattered on the ground.”
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treeseed A candy cane is a hard cane-shaped candy stick. It is traditionally white with red stripes and flavored with peppermint; however, it is also made in a variety of other stripes of different thicknesses. The candy cane is a traditional candy surrounding the Christmas holiday in North America, although it is possible to find them throughout the year. Jan 24, 2008
reesetee National Candy Cane Day: December 26. Clever. Nov 8, 2007