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bonbonnière

[bon-buh-neer, -nyair; French bawn-baw-nyer]

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noun, plural bon·bon·nières [bon-buh-neerz, -nyairz; French bawn-baw-nyer] /ˌbɒn bəˈnɪərz, -ˈnyɛərz; French bɔ̃ bɔˈnyɛr/.

a person or store that makes or sells candies.

a box or dish for candies.

Origin of bonbonnière

Borrowed into English from French around 1810–20

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

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Historical Examples of bonbonniere

I can remember when many ladies—most ladies, carried a box—nay, two boxes—tabatiere, and bonbonniere.
Roundabout Papers
William Makepeace Thackeray