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  • noun usually plural Small candy or sugar pieces that are sprinkled over other confections.
  • noun Plural form of sprinkle.
  • verb Third person singular simple present of to sprinkle.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun bits of sweet chocolate used as a topping on e.g. ice cream

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Examples

  • The cookies above have been rolled in sprinkles and in shredded coconut.

    Best Butter Cookies | Baking Bites 2009

  • White chocolate, along with red and blue sprinkles is the best combination for the 4th of July, but feel free to bring in some milk or dark chocolate, too.

    Happy 4th of July! | Baking Bites 2009

  • I usually stick with the slice-n-bake cookies, rolling the edges of the cookie logs in sprinkles or nuts before slicing them into individual cookies on the cookie sheet.

    Best Butter Cookies | Baking Bites 2009

  • Sugar cookie dough, frosting, and sprinkles is all you need for this fun little creative treat.

    SUGAR COOKIE FROSTING CUPS Melissa 2008

  • Sugar cookie dough, frosting, and sprinkles is all you need for this fun little creative treat.

    Archive 2008-12-01 Melissa 2008

  • I know there is good in you. * showering you with sparkly sprinkles from the good side of the Force*

    Darth Sidious: People Person 2005

  • I am known as a sprinkles kind of baker, but I can't ever use white ones again.

    Rockin' Shams Jen 2009

  • Qristyl, another of my early favorites, is making something out of shiny satin in a print that recalls the sprinkles on the Carvel ice cream logo.

    Una LaMarche: Recapping the Project Runway Premiere 2009

  • They called their sprinkles Hagel, which is what my brother named the black/dark brown kitten he acquired a year or so later.

    Meme: Childhood Memories. It's all about food. Michele 2005

  • I'm been corrected before when I've called sprinkles confetti, so I'd like to involve actual confetti in a cupcake experience- maybe a waitress could be involved in the fluttering down as it's placed before the lucky girl?

    Cupcake blog roommate interview 2005

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