confectionery

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It was easy to see that he had no attention to spare for Mademoiselle or her confectionery, and presently he added in a lower tone, "There is no immediate hurry for my return.

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  1. noun Candies and other confections considered as a group.
  2. noun The skill or occupation of a confectioner.
  3. noun A confectioner's shop.

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  • Promotional confectionery is a perfect promotional product, which can be innovatively customized depicting the company name and logo in a very attractive manner. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • The existing Al Qusais outlet will be expanded and a new restaurant as well as a confectionery will be opened in Al Barsha area very soon, he said.
  • A focus on more exotic flavours and organic herbal fillings being included in confectionery is therefore expected to become more commonplace in all consumer markets. —  FoodNavigator RSS
  • Americans 'are expected to pay $16.55 (€12.12) on confectionery, a fall from $18.12 —  ConfectioneryNews RSS
  • "Categories with products that have a high energy value such as confectionery, bakery and dairy will be able to reposition their products as a means of providing energy and therefore continue to grow despite the concerns around obesity," —  NutraIngredients RSS
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  1. Formerly also confectionary (being ult. from Middle Latin as if *confectionaria); from confection + -ery.
 

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/kənˈfɛkʃənɛri/
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