spun sugar

American  

noun

1. a confection resembling fluff or floss, made from hot boiled sugar that has threaded, used as a garnish, frosting, or in making cotton candy.

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spun sugar British  

noun

1. another term for candyfloss

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Example Sentences

There were still clouds, but so wispy they had an iridescent sheen like spun sugar.

From Los Angeles Times

The sheep’s milk cheesecake had come ensconced in a cloche made of spun sugar, a special touch the restaurant included as part of the birthday treat.

From Los Angeles Times

I’m acquainted with the treat made popular by Minibar yet I still smile at the confection, now widely copied, which finds a cube of cognac-spiked foie gras torchon beneath a pink tuft of spun sugar.

From Washington Post

But look closer, and you might marvel that these floral arrangements, as spindly as spun sugar, are fashioned from glass.

From New York Times

I read about choux pastry, wet caramel, and how to wrap your pastry tower with spun sugar.

From Salon