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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. The act or process of confecting or the result of it: "These sentiments are not the confection of a consummate courtroom actor” ( Ron Rosenbaum).
  2. n. A sweet preparation, such as candy.
  3. n. A sweetened medicinal compound; an electuary.
  4. n. A piece displaying splendid craft, skill, and work: The gown was a confection of satin and appliqué.
  5. v. To make into a confection.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. The art or act of confecting or compounding different substances into one preparation: as, the confection of sweetmeats.
  2. n. A composition or mixture, as of drugs, etc.; a preparation to be eaten or imbibed.
  3. n. Something prepared or preserved with sugar or syrup. A sweetmeat.
  4. n. In pharmacy, a preparation, in the form of soft solid, in which one or more medicinal substances are incorporated with saccharine matter, with a view to their preservation or for more convenient administration.
  5. n. [F.] A ready-made garment, as a mantle, wrap, fichu, etc., for women's wear, often of several materials, and always more or less elaborate and elegant: as, Madame A—has returned with a choice assortment of confections.
  6. To prepare for use with sugar or syrup; compound.
  7. To make up (elaborate articles of female attire).

Wiktionary

  1. n. A food item prepared very sweet, frequently decorated in fine detail, and often preserved with sugar, such as a candy, sweetmeat, fruit preserve, pastry, cake or the like.
  2. n. The act or process of confecting; the process of making, compounding, or preparing something.
  3. n. The result of such a process; something made up or confected; a concoction.
  4. n. dated An artistic, musical, or literary work taken as frivolous, amusing, or contrived; a composition of a light nature.
  5. n. dated Something, such as a garment or a decoration, seen as very elaborate, delicate, or luxurious, usually also seen as impractical or non-utilitarian.
  6. n. pharmacology A preparation of medicine sweetened with sugar, honey, syrup, or the like; an electuary.
  7. v. To make into a confection, prepare as a confection.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. obsolete A composition of different materials.
  2. n. A preparation of fruits or roots, etc., with sugar; a sweetmeat.
  3. n. A composition of drugs.
  4. n. (Med.) A soft solid made by incorporating a medicinal substance or substances with sugar, sirup, or honey.

WordNet 3.0

  1. v. make into a confection
  2. n. the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components
  3. n. a food rich in sugar

Etymologies

  1. Attested since 1345, from French confection, from Old French confeccion, from Latin confectionem (nominative confectio), from confectus, past participle of conficere ("to prepare"), from com- ("with") + facere ("to make, do"). Originally "the making by means of ingredients"; sense of "candy or light pastry" predominant since 1500's. (Wiktionary)

Examples

  • “But Winslow, after patiently repeating over and over the message of sympathy and friendship delivered him by the governor, produced a little pot of what he calls a confection of many comfortable conserves, and with the point of his knife inserted a portion between the sick man's teeth.”

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  • “It tastes exactly like the stuff that you buy for exorbitant sums of money from glassed-in confection palaces.”

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  • “Candied/glazed citrus peel - perfection in confection

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  • “I think you went with the right title, Lindy -- this sweet confection is definitely more tart than cake.”

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  • “Of course such a character is the purest confection, which is why such cozy English detective stories are mocked by literary critics and by fans of the hard-boiled crime novel.”

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  • “Let Us Play collects a dozen tracks of up-to-the-minute electronica, ranging from the anti-nuke dub confection “Atomic Moog 2000,” to the breakbeat of “Return to the Margin,” to the mechanized lullaby of “Music for No Musicians,” to the full-out trance of “Timber.””

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  • “There was a regular queue of postulants to see this heavenly Eastern houri and buy her confection, which is very like Scotch butter-cake, but not so digestible; and even more filling at the price.”

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  • “But the 53-room Art Deco confection, which is located a block from South Beach's main gay beach, is billing itself as the country's first large-scale, design-driven gay hotel.”

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  • “The confection is a nice balance of cream, coffee and chocolate.”

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  • “Of course such a character is the purest confection, which is why such cozy English detective stories are mocked by literary critics and fans of the hard-boiled crime novel.”

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