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confectionary

adj

Etymology

From Late Latin cōnfectiōnārius (“one who prepares things by means of ingredients”), from Latin cōnfectiō (“preparing, producing”). See confection.

  1. derived from cōnfectiō
  2. derived from cōnfectiōnārius

Definitions

  1. Relating to, or of the nature of confections or their production.

    • confectionary wares

  2. Prepared as a confection.

    • Thy morning bounties ere I left my home, / The biscuit, or confectionary plum;

  3. A candy, sweetmeat

    A candy, sweetmeat; a confection.

    • After the dishes of meat were removed, a dessert of Arabian fruits, confectionaries and sweetmeats was served: among the latter was the date bread.
  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. A place where confections are manufactured, stored

      A place where confections are manufactured, stored; a confectory.

    2. Dated form of confectionery (“a confectioner's shop”).

      • They stopped at a confectionary where Blanche experienced her first ice cream.

    3. One who makes confections

      One who makes confections; a confectioner.

      • He will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be cooks. -- 1 Samuel viii. 13.

    4. Archaic form of confectionery (“candy, sweets, taken collectively”).

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