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confect
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)
- (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.
- 1604, William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling, Aurora
- (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
- 1613, William Browne, Brittania's Pastorals, book 1, song 2
Noun
confect (plural confects)
- (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.
- 1652, Nicholas Culpeper, The English Physitian
Related terms
- confection
- confectionary
- confectionery
- confectioner
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confectionery
English
Etymology
confection +? -ery
Noun
confectionery (usually uncountable, plural confectioneries)
- (uncountable) Foodstuffs that taste very sweet, taken as a group; candies, sweetmeats and confections collectively.
- (uncountable) The business or occupation of manufacturing confectionery; the skill or work of a confectioner.
- A store where confectionery is sold; a confectioner's shop.
Synonyms
- (sweet foodstuffs, collectively): candy (US), sweets (UK)
- (business of manufacturing confectionery): sweet-making, sweet manufacture
- (shop where confectionery is sold): confectioner's, candy store (US), sweet shop (UK)
Related terms
- confect
- confection
- confectionary
- confectioner
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