fairy floss

Definition

Heated sugar spun into thin threads and collected into a mass, usually on a stick.

Etymology

From fairy + floss.

Example Sentences

• "Disconsolately they shot the water-chute, swung on the swings, ate fairy floss from the booth like nostalgic exiles from fairyland."
• "The girls were already bagging fairy floss, and stockpiling it as fast as they could."
• "Sophie hands an impatient child a stick of fairy floss and sees Grace walk by, pushing the baby in his stroller."