"chocolate-box" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more chocolate-box [comparative], most chocolate-box [superlative]
Etymology: From the artwork seen on boxes of chocolates. Head templates: {{en-adj}} chocolate-box (comparative more chocolate-box, superlative most chocolate-box)
  1. (derogatory) Having a twee picturesqueness. Tags: derogatory Synonyms: chocolate box, chocolate-boxy, chocolate boxy
    Sense id: en-chocolate-box-en-adj-qE~~bjlI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "ref": "2021 October 20, Dr Joseph Brennan, “A key part of our diverse railway heritage”, in RAIL, number 942, page 56",
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