cotton candy
noun
a fluffy, sweet confection whipped from spun sugar and gathered or wound around a stick or cone-shaped paper core.
Origin of cotton candy
An Americanism dating back to 1925–30
Words nearby cotton candy
cotton belt,
cotton bollworm,
cotton bud,
cotton bush,
cotton cake,
cotton candy,
cotton flannel,
cotton gin,
cotton grass,
cotton gum,
cotton mill
Example sentences from the Web for cotton candy
By then, spectators were heading for the cotton-candy stand, applauding the ride.
British Dictionary definitions for cotton candy
cotton candy
noun
US and Canadian
a very light fluffy confection made from coloured spun sugar, usually held on a stick
Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): candyfloss Austral name: fairyfloss