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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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