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Definition of dragée in English: dragéenoun ˈdrɑːʒeɪdrɑˈʒeɪ 1A sweet consisting of a centre covered with a coating, such as a sugared almond. Example sentencesExamples - In the confectionery industry today, fruit pastes appear to have been reduced to a minor role as centres for fondant, chocolates, and dragées.
- They were inspired by the traditional French confectionery item, dragées, which are provided by godmothers for guests at christenings, and which originally had an almond in the centre.
- 1.1 A small silver ball for decorating a cake.
Example sentencesExamples - Once iced you can apply silver dragées, or other sprinkles just as mentioned with the frosting above, before it hardens.
- Silver dragées, often used for cake decorations, are dragées given a final tumbling with a little gum solution and sheets of fine silver leaf in a glass pan.
Origin Late 17th century (also denoting a mixture of spices): French, from Old French dragie (see dredge2). Definition of dragée in US English: dragéenoundräˈZHādrɑˈʒeɪ 1A candy consisting of a center covered with a coating, such as a sugared almond or a chocolate. Example sentencesExamples - They were inspired by the traditional French confectionery item, dragées, which are provided by godmothers for guests at christenings, and which originally had an almond in the centre.
- In the confectionery industry today, fruit pastes appear to have been reduced to a minor role as centres for fondant, chocolates, and dragées.
- 1.1 A small silver ball for decorating cookies or a cake.
Example sentencesExamples - Silver dragées, often used for cake decorations, are dragées given a final tumbling with a little gum solution and sheets of fine silver leaf in a glass pan.
- Once iced you can apply silver dragées, or other sprinkles just as mentioned with the frosting above, before it hardens.
Origin Late 17th century (also denoting a mixture of spices): French, from Old French dragie (see dredge). |