different between confect vs confectioner

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin c?nfectus, past participle of c?nficere, from com- (“together”) + facere (“to make”). As a noun, Doublet of comfit. See also confection.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?n?f?kt/

Verb

confect (third-person singular simple present confects, present participle confecting, simple past and past participle confected)

1. (transitive) To make up, prepare, or compound; to produce by combining ingredients or materials; to concoct.
   • 1604, William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling, Aurora

     [My joys] are still confected with some feares.

   • 1629, Sir Thomas Herbert, Travels in Persia

     Of this were confected the famous everlasting lamps and tapers.

2. (transitive, obsolete) To make into a confection; to prepare as a candy, sweetmeat, preserve, or the like.
   • 1613, William Browne, Brittania's Pastorals, book 1, song 2

     Saffron confected in Cilicia

Noun

confect (plural confects)

1. (obsolete) A rich, sweet, food item made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts; a confection, comfit.
   • 1652, Nicholas Culpeper, The English Physitian

     Caraway confects, once only dipped in sugar, and a spoonful of them eaten in the morning fasting, and as many after each meal, is a most admirable remedy for those that are troubled with wind.

   • 1889, Arthur Conan Doyle, Micah Clarke, Chapter 1

     She made salves and eyewaters, powders and confects, cordials and persico, orangeflower water and cherry brandy, each in its due season, and all of the best.

Related terms

• confection
• confectionary
• confectionery
• confectioner

English

Etymology

confection +? -er

Noun

confectioner (plural confectioners)

1. A manufacturer of or dealer in confections (sweets and candies, and other sweet food items).

Synonyms

• confectionist (rare)

Related terms

• confect
• confection
• confectionary
• confectionery

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