Meaning of chocolate-box | Babel Free

Definitions

Having a twee picturesqueness.

UK, derogatory

Examples

“He painted a chocolate-box picture for the Salon, entered it, was admitted.”

“The impressionists showed us something about the world, Cezanne something different, a chocolate-box painting nothing.”

“I find it difficult to pick a personal favourite from the two, but Wylam wins on the chocolate-box front, framed by an in-keeping (also Grade 2) footbridge just down the line from it, [...].”

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