confectionery

noun
/kənˈfɛkʃənəɹi/

Etymology

From confectioner + -y.

Definitions

  1. Foodstuffs that taste very sweet, taken as a group

    Foodstuffs that taste very sweet, taken as a group; candies, sweetmeats and confections collectively.

  2. The business or occupation of manufacturing confectionery

    The business or occupation of manufacturing confectionery; the skill or work of a confectioner.

  3. A store where confectionery is sold

    A store where confectionery is sold; a confectioner's shop.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at confectionery. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at confectionery. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

5 hops · closes at confectionery

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA