bonbonniere

• bonbonnière, bonboniere

From French bonbonnière, from bonbon +‎ -ière.

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌbɔn.bəˈnɪɹ/, /ˌbɔn.bɔnˈjɛɚ/

bonbonniere (plural bonbonnieres)

1. A small decorative container (box, dish or pouch) used to hold sweets.
   • 1828, Thomas Buchanan, An Essay on a New Mode of Treatment for Diseased Joints, and the Non-Union of Fracture‎^[1], London:

     To such an extent was the use of this medicine carried at one period, that Dr. Zinck remarks, “It was pushed so far that I may say, without exaggeration, the tincture of Iodine bottle occupied the place of the bonbonniere, (sweet meat box) for I have seen persons carrying it about with them.”

   • 1899, New England Florist, page 93:

     At each plate was a fluffy little chicken bonbonniere filled with candies.

   • 8 May 1908, The Queanbeyan Age, page 4:

     “What is that, Elsie?” I said, as an exquisite pink silk bonbonniere fell out on the coverlet.

   • 2009 February 12, Catherine Best, “Firestorm puts paid to wedding plans in Flowerdale”, in Herald Sun‎^[2], archived from the original on 15 February 2009:

     Her wedding shoes, place cards and bonbonniere are among all her lost possessions, but luckily she still has her groom.

• “bonbonniere”, in Collins English Dictionary.