sugarplum
[ shoo g-er-pluhm ]
/ ˈʃʊg ərˌplʌm /
noun
a small sweetmeat made of sugar with various flavoring and coloring ingredients; a bonbon.
Words nearby sugarplum
sugarhouse,
sugaring,
sugaring off,
sugarloaf,
sugarloaf mountain,
sugarplum,
sugars,
sugary,
suger,
suggest,
suggestibility
Example sentences from the Web for sugarplum
A sugarplum may help one to forget a bee-sting, but a death-thrust is another matter.
Mary Ware in Texas |Annie F. JohnstonShe had taught it him verse by verse with the patience of an angel, and she had encouraged him to learn it with many a sugarplum.
Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris |Henry Labouchre
British Dictionary definitions for sugarplum
sugarplum
/ (ˈʃʊɡəˌplʌm) /
noun
a crystallized plum