Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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candyfloss \candyfloss\ n. a candy made by spinning sugar that has been boiled to a high temperature; -- called commonly cotton candy.
Syn: spun sugar.
Wiktionary
n. (context US English) Melted sugar spun into thin threads and collected into a mass, usually on a stick.
WordNet
n. a candy made by spinning sugar that has been boiled to a high temperature [syn: spun sugar, candyfloss]
Wikipedia
Cotton candy (U.S., Bangladesh, India, Canada), candy floss (UK, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Ireland, New Zealand, India, South Africa, Canada), tooth floss (South Africa), or fairy floss (Australia) is a form of spun sugar. According to the New York Times, the confection "is almost 99.999 percent sugar, with dashes of flavoring and food coloring."
Made by heating and liquefying sugar and spinning it out through minute holes, where it re-solidifies in minutely thin strands of "sugar glass," the final cotton candy contains mostly air, with a typical serving weighing approximately 1 ounce or 30 grams.
Often served at fairs, circuses, carnivals, and Japanese festivals, cotton candy is sold on a stick or in a plastic bag. Food coloring can be used to change the natural white color, and numerous flavorings are available to change the taste.
Similar confections include the Indian Sohan papdi, the Persian Pashmak, and the Turkish Pişmaniye, although the latter is made with flour and water in addition to sugar.
Cotton candy is a form of spun sugar.
Cotton candy may also refer to:
- Cotton Candy (film), a 1978 television movie directed by Ron Howard
- Cotton Candy (single-board computer) by FXI Technologies
- Cotton Candy Nebula, a protoplanetary nebula
- Tillandsia 'Cotton Candy', a hybrid cultivar of the genus Tillandsia
The Cotton Candy is a very small, fanless single-board computer on a stick, putting the full functions of a personal computer on a device the size of a USB memory stick, manufactured by the Norwegian-based hardware and software for-profit startup company FXI Technologies (also referred to as just "FXI Tech").
"Cotton Candy" is a song written by Russ Damon and was recorded by Al Hirt for his 1964 album, Cotton Candy. The song reached #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #3 on the Adult Contemporary chart in 1964.
The song was also featured on Hirt's greatest hits album, The Best of Al Hirt.
Bert Kaempfert also released a version of the song.
Cotton Candy is an album by Al Hirt that was released in 1964 by RCA Victor. The album features the Anita Kerr Singers.
The title track hit No. 3 on the Easy Listening chart and No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Walkin'" was released as the B-Side to "Cotton Candy" and reached No. 103 on the Billboard 100. The album landed on the Billboard 200 chart in 1964, reaching #6.
Cotton Candy is a 1978 American television film directed by Ron Howard and syndicated on NBC. It is also known as Ron Howard's Cotton Candy.
Usage examples of "cotton candy".
Now it was not popcorn and doughboys and cotton candy he smelled but wet decay, the stench of dead pork which has exploded in a fury of maggots in a place hidden away from the sun.
Tachyon scolded as they waited for Blaise and Chris to buy cotton candy.
Onofre said to Joe Mondragon one afternoon while they were selling hamburgers and cotton candy at the Chamisaville Moto-Cross race, which was, as usual, taking place on a nonvisible track fifteen feet from Joe's trailer.
And they left him behind in a wind that very faintly smelled of licorice and cotton candy.
The air was redolent with the smell of stale grease, corn dogs, cotton candy.