confectionery used as a table decoration at formal events or celebrations, such as wedding parties
bonbonnière in American English
(ˌbɑnbəˈnɪər, -ˈnjɛər, French bɔ̃bɔˈnjeʀ)
nounWord forms: plural-nières (-ˈnɪərz, -ˈnjɛərz, French -ˈnjeʀ)
1.
a person or store that makes or sells candies
2.
a box or dish for candies
Word origin
[1810–20; ‹ F]This word is first recorded in the period 1810–20. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cleavage, dynamic, keyboard, technique, unitary