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DRAGEE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dragee mean? 

DRAGEE (noun)
  The noun DRAGEE has 3 senses:

1. silvery candy beads used for decorating cakesplay

2. sugar-coated nut or fruit pieceplay

3. pill that is a sugar-coated medicated candyplay

  Familiarity information: DRAGEE used as a noun is uncommon.


 Dictionary entry details 


DRAGEE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Silvery candy beads used for decorating cakes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("dragee" is a kind of...):

candy; confect (a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Sugar-coated nut or fruit piece

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("dragee" is a kind of...):

candy; confect (a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts)


Sense 3

Meaning:

Pill that is a sugar-coated medicated candy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("dragee" is a kind of...):

lozenge; pill; tab; tablet (a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet)


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