: a small silver-colored ball used as a decoration (as on a cake)
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebDecorate half of the ginger cookies with royal icing, sanding sugar, and dragees, as desired. The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping, 31 Oct. 2019 Colorful sanding sugar, edible glitter or dragees, optional Place crumbled cake in a food processor and pulse once or twice until it is crumbled. Ann Maloney, NOLA.com, 6 Feb. 2018 To decorate, pick up a purple, green and gold sanding sugars, edible glitter or dragees. Ann Maloney, NOLA.com, 6 Feb. 2018
Word History
Etymology
French, from Middle French dragie — more at dredge