confectionery
candy or other confections collectively.
the work or business of a confectioner, who makes or sells confections.
a place where confections are sold; a confectioner's shop.
Origin of confectionery
1Words that may be confused with confectionery
- confectionary, confectionery
Words Nearby confectionery
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How to use confectionery in a sentence
This was not, he had decided, an occasion for verbal confectionery.
It is not, however, altogether harmless, and should not be used in confectionery or the like.
Field's Chromatography | George FieldIn Manila,1 in a confectionery near the University much frequented by the students, the arrests were thus commented upon.
The Reign of Greed | Jose RizalAniseed is principally used to flavour liqueurs, sweetmeats, and confectionery.
Used to colour and flavour liqueurs and confectionery; and formerly, as a substitute for coffee.
She was generous enough to share her confectionery with me, and her forethought in bringing it was amply justified.
A Sheaf of Corn | Mary E. Mann
British Dictionary definitions for confectionery
/ (kənˈfɛkʃənərɪ) /
sweets and other confections collectively
the art or business of a confectioner
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