Confectionary

Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective

Meaning

Relating to, or of the nature of confections or their production..

Definitions by Sense

1. Relating to, or of the nature of confections or their production.
2. Prepared as a confection.
3. A candy, sweetmeat; a confection.
4. (obsolete) A place where confections are manufactured, stored; a confectory.
5. Dated form of confectionery (“a confectioner's shop”).
6. (obsolete) One who makes confections; a confectioner.
7. (uncountable) Archaic form of confectionery (“candy, sweets, taken collectively”).

Example Sentences

confectionary wares

Thy morning bounties ere I left my home, / The biscuit, or confectionary plum;

After the dishes of meat were removed, a dessert of Arabian fruits, confectionaries and sweetmeats was served: among the latter was the date bread.

They stopped at a confectionary where Blanche experienced her first ice cream.

He will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be cooks. -- 1 Samuel viii. 13.

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.

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