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DRAGEE

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dra⋅gée

[dra-zhey]
–noun
1. a sugarcoated nut or candy.
2. a small, beadlike piece of candy, usually silver-colored and used for decorating cookies, cake, and the like.
3. a sugarcoated medication.

Origin:
1850–55; < F; OF dragee, dragie < ML drageia < MGk *dragéa, for Gk tragma sweetmeat, dried fruit
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dra·gée   (drä-zhā')   
n.  
  1. A small, often medicated candy.

  2. A tiny, hard candy used to decorate baked goods.


[French, from Old French dragie; see dredge2.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: dra·gée
Pronunciation: dra-'zhA
Function: noun
: a sugar-coated medicated confection
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

dragée dra·gée (drä-zhā')
n.
A small, often medicated candy.

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