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bonbonnière

bonbonnière is the alternative spelling of bonbonniere.

Meaning of bonbonniere

Noun

bonbonniere (plural bonbonnieres)

  1. A small decorative container (box, dish or pouch) used to hold sweets.
    • To such an extent was the use of this medicine carried at one period, that Dr. Zinck remarks, “It was pushed so far that I may say, without exaggeration, the tincture of Iodine bottle occupied the place of the bonbonniere, (sweet meat box) for I have seen persons carrying it about with them.”1828, Thomas Buchanan, An Essay on a New Mode of Treatment for Diseased Joints, and the Non-Union of Fracture, London

Forms of bonbonnière

pluralbonbonnières

Questions about bonbonnière

What is bonbonnière the alternative spelling of?
Bonbonnière is the alternative spelling of bonbonniere.

Words near bonbonnière in the dictionary

  1. bonbonieres
  2. bonbonne
  3. bonbonnes
  4. bonbonniere
  5. bonbonnieres
  6. bonbonnière
  7. bonbons
  8. Bonbright
  9. Boncath
  10. bonce
  11. bonce about

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