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dragée

dra·gée [ dra áy ] (plural dra·gées)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. tiny confectionery ball: a tiny silver-coated ball used for decorating cakes

2. hard-coated candy: a candy consisting of a nut, piece of fruit, or other center covered in a hard sugar coating

3. sweetened pill: a medicinal pill covered with a sugar coating to make it taste better

[Late 17th century. < French, modern form of Old French dragie (see dredge2)]
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