Confetti

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Confetti \Con*fet"ti\, n. pl.; sing. {-fetto}. [It. Cf.
     {Comfit}.]
     1. Bonbons; sweetmeats; confections. [archaic]
        [1913 Webster +PJC]
  
     2. [originally, plaster or paper imitations of, or


        substitutes for, bonbons (confetti[1]).] small bits or
        streamers of brightly colored paper, thrown in celebration
        by carnival revelers, at weddings, etc.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] Confidant

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  confetti
       n : small pieces or streamers of colored paper that are thrown
           around on festive occasions (as at a wedding)

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  32 Moby Thesaurus words for "confetti":
     Dalmatian, antigorite, butterfly, candy cane, chameleon, cheetah,
     chrysotile, crazy quilt, firedog, harlequin, iris, jaguar, leopard,
     mackerel, mackerel sky, marble, marbled paper, moire,
     mother-of-pearl, nacre, ocelot, opal, ophite, patchwork quilt,
     peacock, rainbow, serpentine, serpentine marble, shot silk,
     spectrum, tortoise shell, zebra