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  • noun Plural form of bonbon.

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Examples

  • 'Incomparably well observed!' cried he, collecting some bonbons from a bonboniere, and swallowing one after another with great rapidity: 'But won't you sit down?

    Camilla: or, A Picture of Youth 1796

  • "My father refused to let me buy 'bonbons' or processed biscuits -- anything that was 'industrial' 'and in fact, everything that little children love, and what my girlfriends and boyfriends ate," says Ms. Pic, admitting that she is today almost as exacting with her 4-year-old son (although "a little more open because I don't want him to become frustrated").

    Maison Pic's Breath of Fresh Air 2010

  • Chef Manrique flaunts its versatility -- and his own -- by serving it three ways: sour (in a vinegary cure), savory (poached in a refined Japanese dashi broth) and sweet (as toasted almond "bonbons").

    Bay Watch 2008

  • The stuffed squid "bonbons" were another visual stunt that tasted scrumptious with their crunchy green vegetables and coconut chutney.

    Ducasse Is Redeemed (In N.Y.C.) 2008

  • Taffy-like confections and clear candies contain a large proportion of glucose, while any that are intended to be creamy, such as bonbons and the centers for chocolates, have only a small amount, if any, glucose in them.

    Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 5: Fruit and Fruit Desserts; Canning and Drying; Jelly Making, Preserving and Pickling; Confections; Beverages; the Planning of Meals

  • You have an opera divided between eternal damnation and romantic folly, but Gounod has made things even more difficult by filling his score with melodic "bonbons" that play up to the lighter side of the equation.

    Thestar.com - Home Page Richard Ouzounian 2010

  • The Chocolate Show in NYC always kicks off with the VIP Preview and Chocolate Fashion Show, where pastry chefs create chocolate couture and models aim to make it down the runway and back without melting or breaking apart their outfits, or dropping too may bonbons or dragées on the floor.

    Regina Varolli: Dragées, Demos and Dragons at the Chocolate Show NYC Regina Varolli 2011

  • The Chocolate Show in NYC always kicks off with the VIP Preview and Chocolate Fashion Show, where pastry chefs create chocolate couture and models aim to make it down the runway and back without melting or breaking apart their outfits, or dropping too may bonbons or dragées on the floor.

    Regina Varolli: Dragées, Demos and Dragons at the Chocolate Show NYC Regina Varolli 2011

  • The Chocolate Show in NYC always kicks off with the VIP Preview and Chocolate Fashion Show, where pastry chefs create chocolate couture and models aim to make it down the runway and back without melting or breaking apart their outfits, or dropping too may bonbons or dragées on the floor.

    Regina Varolli: Dragées, Demos and Dragons at the Chocolate Show NYC Regina Varolli 2011

  • The Chocolate Show in NYC always kicks off with the VIP Preview and Chocolate Fashion Show, where pastry chefs create chocolate couture and models aim to make it down the runway and back without melting or breaking apart their outfits, or dropping too may bonbons or dragées on the floor.

    Regina Varolli: Dragées, Demos and Dragons at the Chocolate Show NYC Regina Varolli 2011

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