Meaning of sweetery | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A place in which sweets are made and/or sold.
   countable
2. Sweets collectively.
   in-plural, rare, uncountable

Examples

“Sicilians are not peculiar in their love of sweets, but I have never tasted elsewhere confections so delicious, and confectioneries bear the suggestive name of dolcerie, or sweeteries.”

“In the Machinery Hall everything is motor-driven—Linotype machines, die presses, printing and lithographing machines of all kinds, sweeteries, bakeries, and conveyors, looms and soap making machines.”

“Things get pretty rough in the sweeteries sometimes, especially with crowds milling about. On one such occasion up at Bloor street somebody pushed a waitress, who, by the law of gravitation, was compelled to splash chocolate sodas over a couple nearby.”

“There’s also a Mouse Mine ride, panning for gold, and a petting farm, along with various rides, snackeries, and sweeteries to please children of all ages.”

“She and her friend Mary Halloren (who was also the daughter of a baker and lived at number 27) would spend their pennies, when they had them, on cream sweets, stealing as many more from the old women who owned the sweeteries, such as old Mrs Francis on Prospect Hill.”

“THREE CHURCH STREET EATERIES, one specializing in sweeteries (Rami’s Caffe, Chloe’s, and What’s for Dessert), will get together to hold a benefit Oct. 23 in memory of Rami Sternfeld, the well-loved Church Street restaurateur who died last May of an AIDS-related illness.”

“The school I attended was in such a well-scrubbed residential neighborhood there was no storefront space where a luncheonette might lodge or a candy store suspend its Coca-Cola sign, although sweeteries could be commonly found near schools all over town.”

“You can buy Indian sweets (including Bengali) at various ‘sweeteries’ in Kolkata, including Indra Mahal on Chowringhee Rd and at KC Das on Lenin Sarani (near the corner of Bentinck St); […]”

“In thinking back almost 50 years, my memories seem to center around food. I spent many lunch hours at the sweetery.”

“Residences were shut off from food supplies, and even Mac’s – the famed campus sweetery – was closed for the first time in its history.”

“Sweet shop: Wolf’s Homemade Candies on S. Council Street is a staple for Attica-area residents and a must-see for visitors. Think I’m kidding? When a former co-worker returned from the “sweetery,” I had a few samplings from his tasty stop.”

“Rosemarie de Paris Chocolate Shops were the crème de la crème of ritzy tearoom sweeteries, but there were only a few locations, mainly in Manhattan.”

“Bakeries, ice cream parlors and candy shops all in one, these sweeteries, offshoots of a New Jersey outfit, showcase tempting treats like dainty salted caramel macarons, fluffy croissants, waffle-and-bacon milkshakes and whimsically shaped chocolates; […]”

“The Las Vegas-based cafe and sweetery chain signed a lease on May 15 for 4,000 square feet on the ground floor of the arena, Commercial Observer has learned.”

“Until recently, Lia had managed to stay lithe despite owning Pelican’s two popular sweeteries, Fais Dough Dough Patisserie and Bon Bon Sweets.”

“The father stopped at a sweetery and bought treats for “his” girls.”

“The coffee bar and sweetery is located in downtown Hammonton, on a street where there’s also a nice Italian restaurant, a popular toy store and so much more to see.”

“Miss Ruby Geer and Miss Winnie Law looked after the fancy goods stall, while another fancy goods stall was under the charge of Miss Mabel White and Miss Violet Browning. The sweeteries stall was superintended by Miss Kathleen Blow. A large number of ladies officiated at the refreshment stall.”

“This is the Café-Konditorei which has been synonymous with the Viennese tradition of sweetery since its founding in 1776, the year when the United States achieved independence.”

“In the months leading up to his murderous assault upon the vendor of iced sweeteries, the Daddy had, as they say, lived on his nerves.”

“Dessert featured all sorts of yummy sweetery and colorful marzipan mushrooms.”

“Delicious sweetery / Vast variety of cheesecake slices. Everything imaginable.”

“[…] this batch of sweetery hopefully will tailor richly to your palates。[…] [image of chocolate sweets]”

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