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confectioners' sugar

[ kuhn-fek-shuh-nerz shoog-er ]

noun

  1. an extra-fine variety of powdered sugar, with cornstarch added to preserve dryness, used in icings, confections, etc.: it is graded from XXX to 14X, with a higher number of X’s corresponding to a more finely ground product.


confectioners' sugar

noun

  1. the US term for icing sugar


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Word History and Origins

Origin of confectioners' sugar1

First recorded in 1890–95

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