bonbonnièren.
/bɒnbɒˈnjɛː/ A small fancy box to hold sweets.
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the world > food and drink > food > container for food > [noun] > chest, box, or bag > for sweets
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1818 Lady Morgan in Passages from Autobiogr. (1859) 176 I have sent you several letters and shabby little trifles:—a scarf, books, music, shoes, workboxes, bonbonnières.
1862 Cornhill Mag. Apr. 441 A bonbonnière full of sweetmeats.
1883 Harper's Mag. May 899/1 A huge floral offering..had innumerable pretty bonbonnières floating at its long ribbon.
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