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confectionary en · ADJ

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Relating to, or of the nature of confections or their production.
   • confectionary wares
2. (not-comparable) Prepared as a confection.
   • Thy morning bounties ere I left my home, / The biscuit, or confectionary plum; 1798, William Cowper, On Receipt of My Mother's Picture, line 60:

Translations (4)

ru конди́терский (relating to, or of the nature of confections or their production) · uk конди́терський (relating to, or of the nature of confections or their production) · az qənnadı (relating to, or of the nature of confections or their production) · be канды́тарскі (relating to, or of the nature of confections or their production)

confectionary en · NOUN

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) 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. 1787, Miss Tully, “February 10, 1787”, in Letters Written During a Ten Years' Residence at the Court of Tripoli, published 1819, page 285:
2. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) A place where confections are manufactured, stored; a confectory.
3. (alt-of, countable, dated, uncountable) Dated form of confectionery (“a confectioner's shop”).
   alt of confectionery
   • They stopped at a confectionary where Blanche experienced her first ice cream. 1986, Penny Hayes, The Long Trail, →ISBN, page 184:
4. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) One who makes confections; a confectioner.
   • And he will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be cookes, and to be bakers. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Samuel 8:13:
5. (alt-of, archaic, uncountable) Archaic form of confectionery (“candy, sweets, taken collectively”).
   alt of confectionery
   • 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. 1827, Margaret Dods [pseudonym; Christian Isobel Johnstone], The Cook and Housewife’s Manual; Containing the Most Approved Modern Receipts for Making Soups, Gravies, Sauces, Ragouts, and All Made-Dishes; […]. The Second Edition; […], Edinburgh: […] Oliver and Boyd, and Bell and Bradfute; Geo. B. Whittaker, London; and Robertson and Atkinson, Glasgow, page 11:

Forms

Relateds

confectionery · confection · confectioner · confect

Translations (9)

eo dolĉaĵoj (candies, confection) · es confites (candies, confection) · ca llaminadura (candies, confection) · eo sukeraĵo (candies, confection) · es confitería (candies, confection) · eo dolĉaĵo (candies, confection) · ca llepolia (candies, confection) · ca llaminadures (candies, confection) · sw kitamutamu (candies, confection)