candyfloss

candyfloss
candyfloss candyfloss n. a candy made by spinning sugar that has been boiled to a high temperature; -- called commonly {cotton candy}.

Syn: spun sugar. [WordNet 1.5]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • candyfloss — noun see candy floss 2 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • candyfloss — can|dy|floss [ˈkændiflɔs US fla:s, flo:s] n [U] BrE a type of sweet food made from sticky threads of pink sugar wound around a stick …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • candyfloss — can|dy|floss [ kændi,flɔs ] noun uncount BRITISH COTTON CANDY …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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