单词 | hard candy |
释义 | > as lemmashard candy hard candy n. chiefly North American hard confectionery made of boiled sugar with added flavouring and (typically bright) colouring; a piece of such confectionery; cf. boiled sweet n.In early use not a fixed collocation (see, e.g., quot. 1664); cf. candy n.2 1. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > confections or sweetmeats > sweets > [noun] > a sweet > hard sweet rock sugar1652 rock candy1653 rock1718 hard candy1848 1664 Court & Kitchin Joan Cromwel sig. Iv Let the other part of your sugar be ready candy'd to a hard candy.] 1848 Columbus (Georgia) Times 3 Oct. (advt.) He is now constantly manufacturing his celebrated hard candies. 1927 Manufacturing Confectioner Jan. 12 (heading) What is the shelf life of your hard candy? 2014 M. Richmond Golden State x. 60 She glanced at me and pulled a hard candy out of her pocket. ‘Butterscotch?’ < as lemmas |
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