Meaning of CONFECTIONERY
| Pronunciation: | | kun'fekshu`neree
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- [n] a confectioner's shop
- [n] a food rich in sugar
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| | Synonyms: | | candy store, confection, sweet, tuck shop |
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| | See Also: | | candied apple, candy, candy apple, caramel apple, chewing gum, comfit, confiture, dainty, delicacy, goody, gum, hardbake, kickshaw, maraschino, maraschino cherry, nonpareil, shop, store, sweetmeat, taffy apple, toffee apple, treat | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Con*fec"tion*er*y\, n.
1. Sweetmeats, in general; things prepared and sold by a
confectioner; confections; candies.
2. A place where candies, sweetmeats, and similar things are
made or sold.
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| | Related Terms: | | antique store, apothecary, automobile showroom, blancmange, bookstore, bootery, candy, candy store, chemist, cigar store, clothiers, clothing store, comfit, compote, confection, confiture, conserve, dress shop, drugstore, dry goods store, florists, frosting, fur salon, furniture store, gelatin, gift shop, glaze, haberdashery, hardware store, hat shop, hobby shop, honey, icing, ironmongery, jam, Jell-O, jelly, jewelers, jewelry store, leather goods store, liquor store, luggage shop, marmalade, meringue, milliners, mousse, novelty shop, package store, pharmacy, preserve, saddlery, schlock house, schlock shop, secondhand shop, secondhand store, shoe store, smoke shop, specialty shop, sporting goods store, stationers, stationery store, sweater shop, sweet, sweet shop, sweet stuff, sweetmeat, sweets, thrift shop, tobacco store, tobacconists, toy shop, trimming store, tutti-frutti, used-car lot, whipped cream |
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