Meaning of Confectionary | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A candy, sweetmeat; a confection.
   countable, uncountable
2. A place where confections are manufactured, stored; a confectory.
   countable, obsolete, uncountable
3. Dated form of confectionery (“a confectioner's shop”).
   alt-of, countable, dated, uncountable
4. One who makes confections; a confectioner.
   countable, obsolete, uncountable
5. Archaic form of confectionery (“candy, sweets, taken collectively”).
   alt-of, archaic, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“After the dishes of meat were removed, a dessert of Arabian fruits, confectionaries and sweetmeats was served: among the latter was the date bread.”

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

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

“Maigre Dishes, dishes used by Roman Catholics on the days when the Church forbids flesh-meats; comprehending fish and vegetable pies and soups, puddings, fruit-pies, egg-dishes, omelets, fritters, macaroni, all preparations of fish, cheese-dishes, fish-sausages, and all creams, jellies, and confectionary, also dressed vegetables, pickles, and preserves.”

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