confetti
(kənfeti )
uncountable noun
Confetti is small pieces of coloured paper that people throw over the bride and bridegroom at a wedding.
The couple dried rose petals from their garden for confetti.
Image of confetti
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Collocations:
throw confetti
The more famous piled out with the rest of us, to throw confetti, applaud and generally behave properly.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The rose is a symbol of love and purity, and the leaves were once scattered at weddings just as we throw confetti today for good luck.
The Natural Beauty Book - cruelty-free cosmetics to make at home (1991)
While neighbours look on, guests in smart wedding clothes throw confetti and film the scene.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Did the guests throw confetti like money?
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Translations:
Chinese: 五彩纸屑
Japanese: 紙吹雪
- collect intelligence
- collection
- collection agency
- collection box
- collection comprises
- collection consists of
- collection contains
- collection of artefacts
- collection of artwork
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- collective
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