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confection
[ kuhn-fek-shuhn ]
noun
- a sweet preparation of fruit or the like, as a preserve or candy.
- the process of compounding, preparing, or making something.
- a frivolous, amusing, or contrived play, book, or other artistic or literary work.
- something made up or confected; a concoction:
He said the charges were a confection of the local police.
- something, as a garment or decorative object, that is very delicate, elaborate, or luxurious and usually nonutilitarian.
- Pharmacology. a medicated preparation made with the aid of sugar, honey, syrup, or the like.
verb (used with object)
- Archaic. to prepare as a confection.
confection
/ kənˈfɛkʃən /
noun
- the act or process of compounding or mixing
- any sweet preparation of fruit, nuts, etc, such as a preserve or a sweet
- old-fashioned.an elaborate article of clothing, esp for women
- informal.anything regarded as overelaborate or frivolous
the play was merely an ingenious confection
- a medicinal drug sweetened with sugar, honey, etc
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Example Sentences
"I shall consider myself Punk'd," recites a proud Ichabod in response to this unexpected lit confection.
In comparison, The Quest is an over the top confection, with about as much genuine genre integrity as Your Highness.
And your debut feature, (500) Days of Summer, really struck me as a pop confection of sorts.
Finally, a dance song dominates the summer but manages to forgo sugary pop confection.
The business they were running was a confection of several sources.
The azucarilla is a confection not unlike "Edinburgh rock," but more porous and of the nature of a meringue.
La vieille mre est sujett des maux d'estomac, et je lui ai apport un pot de confection d'hyacinthe.
This confection was embossed with a hundred intricate designs, rich with silver; un-Amish as a Christmas tree.
Confections deals with that very delightful and fascinating part of cookery--confection making.
They have an extensive use in cookery, both as a confection and an ingredient in cakes, puddings, and pastry.
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