bonbonnières
- plural of bonbonnière.
Example Sentences
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The largest table had a strip of rare Persian embroidery laid across it, and was graced rather than laden with novels, boxes of sweets, and silver bonbonnières.
From The Heather-Moon by Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel)
This is a heavy tax upon those who have more friends than money—300fr. is not considered an extraordinary sum to spend upon these bonbonnières.
From Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris by Labouchere, Henry
It was souvenir night; there were post-cards and little coral caps with feathers as bonbonnières.
From The Girl From His Town by Vorst, Marie Van
There were chocolates in little silver bonbonnières and even crackers, though it was not yet Christmas.
From Monitress Merle by Brazil, Angela
These bonbonnières, decked with expensive ribbon or hand-painted with designs of the season, attain prices as high as forty dollars each, and are in great favour among the wealthy classes.
From Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries by Dawson, William Francis
