confectionary.
Relating to, or of the nature of confections or their production.
Meaning & usage
Relating to, or of the nature of confections or their production.
Prepared as a confection.
Where this word comes from
From Late Latin cōnfectiōnārius (“one who prepares things by means of ingredients”), from Latin cōnfectiō (“preparing, producing”). See confection. By surface analysis, confection + -ary.
A candy, sweetmeat; a confection.
A place where confections are manufactured, stored; a confectory.
Dated form of confectionery (“a confectioner's shop”).
One who makes confections; a confectioner.
Archaic form of confectionery (“candy, sweets, taken collectively”).
Where this word comes from
From Late Latin cōnfectiōnārius (“one who prepares things by means of ingredients”), from Latin cōnfectiō (“preparing, producing”). See confection. By surface analysis, confection + -ary.
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