What does confectioneress mean?
Confectioneress means (dated, rare) A female confectioner..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(dated, rare) A female confectioner..
...who hate living in camp (though they have a club-house), and miss the billiard-rooms, flirtations with pretty confectioneresses and milliners...
The cook smiled and remarked to the confectioneress who was sifting flour in the kitchen, that that was a smart baba.
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Confectioneress means (dated, rare) A female confectioner..
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...who hate living in camp (though they have a club-house), and miss the billiard-rooms, flirtations with pretty confectioneresses and milliners...
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