Dragees are small, sugar-coated candies or decorative edible beads, often used for confections or as wedding/party favors. The term can also refer to these hard-coated sweets themselves, typically finished with a glossy, pastel-sugar exterior. In fashion and fragrance contexts, “dragees” may describe bead-like decorations. The word often appears in culinary writing and French-influenced desserts.
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