spun sugar
noun
: sugar boiled to long threads and gathered up and shaped into desired forms or heaped on a stick as a candy
… thin shells of chocolate filled with caramel and white chocolate mousse and cradled in a nest of spun sugar.—
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Caramel holds the cream puffs in place, and spun sugar adds even more decorative flair.
—Cece Pascual, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
King and his talented design team craft a world of spun sugar and fantastical delights sure to please the eyes, most noticeably in the pastels and jewel tones of Wonka’s shop.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 4 Dec. 2023
Some of the looks at Armani Privé, for example, were as delicate as spun sugar.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 29 Jan. 2024
Here, Willy’s pure spun sugar, with none of the complex ingredients that make a movie soar: relatability, humanity, foibles.
—Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2023
Iridescent rainbow orbs bursting into tangerine spun sugar.
—Krista Stevens, Longreads, 14 Feb. 2023
Following a search by drug-sniffing dogs and a nonintrusive inspection system, officers discovered more than 3,300 pounds of marijuana tucked inside the blue spun sugar.
—Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 18 Jan. 2023
Its confiseries artfully sculpt spun sugar, lavish exacting attention on bonbons and extol the tradition of lavender-honey-pistachio nougat, particularly in Provence’s Montélimar.
—Laura Manske, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2022
Researchers used spun sugar – hardened sugar syrup drawn out into long strands as seen in cotton candy and cake decorations – to build bundles of hollow, synthetic tubes.
—Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2016
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Cece Pascual, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
King and his talented design team craft a world of spun sugar and fantastical delights sure to please the eyes, most noticeably in the pastels and jewel tones of Wonka’s shop.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 4 Dec. 2023
Some of the looks at Armani Privé, for example, were as delicate as spun sugar.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 29 Jan. 2024
Here, Willy’s pure spun sugar, with none of the complex ingredients that make a movie soar: relatability, humanity, foibles.
—Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2023
Iridescent rainbow orbs bursting into tangerine spun sugar.
—Krista Stevens, Longreads, 14 Feb. 2023
Following a search by drug-sniffing dogs and a nonintrusive inspection system, officers discovered more than 3,300 pounds of marijuana tucked inside the blue spun sugar.
—Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 18 Jan. 2023
Its confiseries artfully sculpt spun sugar, lavish exacting attention on bonbons and extol the tradition of lavender-honey-pistachio nougat, particularly in Provence’s Montélimar.
—Laura Manske, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2022
Researchers used spun sugar – hardened sugar syrup drawn out into long strands as seen in cotton candy and cake decorations – to build bundles of hollow, synthetic tubes.
—Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2016
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“Spun sugar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spun%20sugar. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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