dragées
Silver cake decorations
Dragées are small round candies with a hard sugar coating, often used to decorate cakes and pastries.
The term also refers to sugar-coated nuts or seeds—particularly Jordan almonds—traditionally given as wedding favors.
In pharmacy, dragées are pills or capsules with a smooth coating to make swallowing easier: The medication comes in dragée form.
Filled chocolate confections
- candiesSmall sugary treats
- chocolatesCocoa-based sweets
- trufflesExpensive edible fungi
- pralinesNut-studded sugar confections
Jordan almonds · nonpareils · pastilles · comfits · sugared almonds · candy-coated · mints · jellybeans
Decorative dessert toppings
- pearlMollusk-formed gemstone
- shimmerTremulous, wavering light
- edible glitterConsumable metallic decoration
- cake decoratingAdorning baked confections
cupcake toppers · garnish · embellishment · metallic · gold · silver · pearlescent · sparkling
Made artificially pleasant
- candy shellHard sweet outer layer
- glazedCoated with shiny finish
- candiedPreserved by sugar-coating
- sweetenedMade less bitter
frosted · lacquered · polished · panned · shellac · smooth finish
Small gifts for guests
- baptismRitual water purification ceremony
- christeningCeremony naming a child
- communionProfound shared closeness
- baby showerPre-birth gift gathering
bridal shower · party favors · anniversary · birthday · table setting · centerpiece · festive · keepsake
bonbons
Filled chocolate confections
- candiesSmall sugary treats
- chocolatesCocoa-based sweets
- trufflesExpensive edible fungi
pralines · Jordan almonds · nonpareils · pastilles · comfits · sugared almonds · candy-coated · mints · jellybeans · gumdrops
sprinkles
Decorative dessert toppings
- pearlMollusk-formed gemstone
- shimmerTremulous, wavering light
- edible glitterConsumable metallic decoration
cake decorating · cupcake toppers · garnish · embellishment · metallic · gold · silver · pearlescent · sparkling · glossy
sugarcoated
Made artificially pleasant
- candy shellHard sweet outer layer
- glazedCoated with shiny finish
- candiedPreserved by sugar-coating
sweetened · frosted · lacquered · polished · panned · shellac · smooth finish
wedding favors
Small gifts for guests
- baptismRitual water purification ceremony
- christeningCeremony naming a child
- communionProfound shared closeness
baby shower · bridal shower · party favors · anniversary · birthday · table setting · centerpiece · festive · keepsake · gift box
pill
Solid medicine dose
- capsuleEnclosed dose container
- tabletFlat portable computing device
- medicineCurative substance or practice
dosage · pharmacy · medicinal · apothecary · lozenge