confection

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This confection is a mishmash of Balenciaga heels, including the famous Lego heels which were copied the world over and the monochrome woven gladiator sandals as modelled by Jennifer Connelly.

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  1. noun 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. noun A sweet preparation, such as candy.
  3. noun A sweetened medicinal compound; an electuary.
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  • The primary ingredients in this confection are sesame seeds or sesame paste called tahini, sugar, glucose or honey, and egg white. —  Latest News from Open Source Magazine
  • A sweet confection, the fudge included a star ingredient: black walnuts. —  Daily News-Record
  • When Howard lets personality shine through, like on "I Think So," a winner that's part British Invasion rock, part jangly confection-pop, and all Hollies, Stratocruiser is at its best. —  Independent Weekly: All Recent Stories
  • Directed by Bonnie J. Monte, Twelfth Night is a shimmering confection - delightfully tart, ravishingly bittersweet and spectacularly frothy all at once. —  BroadwayWorld.com Featured Content
  • Then, the thick, white confection was dropped in spoon fulls onto waxed paper to dry into candy. —  Slashfood
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  1. Early modern English also confexion; from Middle English confection, confeccioun, a preparation, a mixture, from Old French confection, confession, confiction, a confection, French confection, a making, making up, ready-made clothes, a preparation of drugs, etc., = Provencal confection = Spanish confeccion = Portuguese confecção, confeição = Italian confezione, from Middle Latin confectio(n-), a preparation, medicament, L. a preparing, from conficere, past participle confectus, prepare, put together: see confect, v.
  2. from confection, n.
 

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