sugarcoating

sugarcoating
/shoog"euhr koh'ting/, n.
1. the act or process of covering something with sugar.
2. a coating or layer of sugar or a sugary substance.
3. a thing used to make something else considered unpleasant or disagreeable seem attractive or palatable.
[1905-10; SUGAR + COAT + -ING1]

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