Confection

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The act or process of confecting or the result of it: "These sentiments are not the confection of a consummate courtroom actor” ( Ron Rosenbaum).
  • n. A sweet preparation, such as candy.
  • n. A sweetened medicinal compound; an electuary.
  • n. A piece displaying splendid craft, skill, and work: The gown was a confection of satin and appliqué.
  • v. To make into a confection.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A food item prepared very sweet, frequently decorated in fine detail, and often preserved with sugar, such as a candy, sweetmeat, fruit preserve, pastry, cake or the like.
  • n. The act or process of confecting; the process of making, compounding, or preparing something.
  • n. The result of such a process; something made up or confected; a concoction.
  • n. An artistic, musical, or literary work taken as frivolous, amusing, or contrived; a composition of a light nature.
  • n. Something, such as a garment or a decoration, seen as very elaborate, delicate, or luxurious, usually also seen as impractical or non-utilitarian.
  • n. A preparation of medicine sweetened with sugar, honey, syrup, or the like; an electuary.
  • v. To make into a confection, prepare as a confection.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A composition of different materials.
  • n. A preparation of fruits or roots, etc., with sugar; a sweetmeat.
  • n. A composition of drugs.
  • n. A soft solid made by incorporating a medicinal substance or substances with sugar, sirup, or honey.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The art or act of confecting or compounding different substances into one preparation: as, the confection of sweetmeats.
  • n. A composition or mixture, as of drugs, etc.; a preparation to be eaten or imbibed.
  • n. Something prepared or preserved with sugar or syrup.
  • n. In pharmacy, a preparation, in the form of a soft solid, in which one or more medicinal substances are incorporated with saccharine matter, with a view to their preservation or for more convenient administration.
  • n. [F.] A ready-made garment, as a mantle, wrap, fichu, etc., for women's wear, often of several materials, and always more or less elaborate and elegant: as, Madame A—has returned with a choice assortment of confections.
  • To prepare for use with sugar or syrup; compound.
  • To make up (elaborate articles of female attire).
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. make into a confection
  • n. the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components
  • n. a food rich in sugar
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    sweetmeat    prepare    form    mix    preparation    composition    preservation   
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    pastry    negligee    toilette    organdie    dessert    beverage    custard    snack