Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A small, ornate box or dish for candy.
  • noun A confectioner's store.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A box for holding bonbons or confections.
  • noun A box for holding bonbons or confections.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A small fancy box or dish for bonbons.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[French, from bonbon, candy; see bonbon.]

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