candy boxn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈkandɪ bɒks/, U.S.

/ˈkændi ˌbɑks/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: candy n.², box n.²

Etymology: < candy n.² + box n.²

A. n.

A box or tin filled with candy, in later use stereotypically one decorated in a conventionally pretty or sentimental style. Cf. chocolate box n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > container for food > [noun] > chest, box, or bag > for sweets

dredge-box1525

candy box1799

bonbonnière1818

drageoir1861

chocolate box1865

1799 J. Fuller Hist. Berwick upon Tweed xi. 413 State of Freights from London to Berwick... A Candy Box.

1892 Bismarck (N. Dakota) Daily Tribune 6 Feb. 4/2 An exquisite candy box of heavy cream torchon, with a parchment lid decorated with a delicate wreath of pink flowers.

1922 School Arts Mag. Nov. 176/1 There are..occasional shops in some cities that sell..cake boxes and candy boxes with lace frills inside.

2013 H. Perkel Place Called Paradise (e-book, accessed 1 Oct. 2019) Lulu..chose another chocolate mint truffle from the candy box.

B. adj.

Of a view, picture, artistic style, aesthetic, etc.: resembling or reminiscent of the stereotypical decoration of a candy box; pretty in a conventional or sentimental way. Cf. chocolate box adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > qualities or styles of painting > [adjective] > other qualities or styles

plangent1666

dry1695

sticky1753

flat1755

spotty1798

touchy1809

definitive1815

edgy1825

painty1827

scratchy1827

unideal1838

tinglish1855

generalist1858

tinny1877

Christmas-cardy1883

tinty1883

surfacy1887

chocolate box1892

chocolate-boxy1894

Christmas card1895

juicy1897

candy box1898

pastose1901

busy1909

pompier1914

posterish1914

painterly1932

X-ray1940

illusional1942

all-over1948

figurative1960

hard-edge1961

1898 Musical Standard 22 Jan. 54/3 An art exhibition is a horror to me... I limp through the forbidden pastures of delight, the candy-box pictures.

1993 Time 20 Dec. 66/3 Lloyd Webber's music..has the lush extravagance and candy-box prettiness of Puccini.

2009 Wall St. Jrnl. 17 Dec. d6/2 Tissot..was known primarily for his candy-box depictions of contemporary high society on the Continent and in England.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	candy box
释义	candy boxn.adj. Brit. /ˈkandɪ bɒks/, U.S. /ˈkændi ˌbɑks/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: candy n.², box n.² Etymology: < candy n.² + box n.² A. n. A box or tin filled with candy, in later use stereotypically one decorated in a conventionally pretty or sentimental style. Cf. chocolate box n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > container for food > [noun] > chest, box, or bag > for sweets dredge-box1525 candy box1799 bonbonnière1818 drageoir1861 chocolate box1865 1799 J. Fuller Hist. Berwick upon Tweed xi. 413 State of Freights from London to Berwick... A Candy Box. 1892 Bismarck (N. Dakota) Daily Tribune 6 Feb. 4/2 An exquisite candy box of heavy cream torchon, with a parchment lid decorated with a delicate wreath of pink flowers. 1922 School Arts Mag. Nov. 176/1 There are..occasional shops in some cities that sell..cake boxes and candy boxes with lace frills inside. 2013 H. Perkel Place Called Paradise (e-book, accessed 1 Oct. 2019) Lulu..chose another chocolate mint truffle from the candy box. B. adj. Of a view, picture, artistic style, aesthetic, etc.: resembling or reminiscent of the stereotypical decoration of a candy box; pretty in a conventional or sentimental way. Cf. chocolate box adj. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > qualities or styles of painting > [adjective] > other qualities or styles plangent1666 dry1695 sticky1753 flat1755 spotty1798 touchy1809 definitive1815 edgy1825 painty1827 scratchy1827 unideal1838 tinglish1855 generalist1858 tinny1877 Christmas-cardy1883 tinty1883 surfacy1887 chocolate box1892 chocolate-boxy1894 Christmas card1895 juicy1897 candy box1898 pastose1901 busy1909 pompier1914 posterish1914 painterly1932 X-ray1940 illusional1942 all-over1948 figurative1960 hard-edge1961 1898 Musical Standard 22 Jan. 54/3 An art exhibition is a horror to me... I limp through the forbidden pastures of delight, the candy-box pictures. 1993 Time 20 Dec. 66/3 Lloyd Webber's music..has the lush extravagance and candy-box prettiness of Puccini. 2009 Wall St. Jrnl. 17 Dec. d6/2 Tissot..was known primarily for his candy-box depictions of contemporary high society on the Continent and in England. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1799
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