‖ drageoir
(draʒwɑr)
[F. = comfit-box; cf. dragée.]
A sweetmeat-box; cf. dredge-box, and dredger2.
1861 Our Eng. Home 73 On the buffet of a queen were placed three drageoirs of gold. 1884 Leisure Hour June 375/2 The drageoirs or comfit boxes, full of perfumed confectionery, were passed about. |