Confect

[kәn'fekt]

Definition

(verb.) make into a confection; 'This medicine is home-confected'.

(verb.) make or construct.

Checked by Bertrand--From WordNet

Definition

(v. t.) To prepare, as sweetmeats; to make a confection of.

(v. t.) To construct; to form; to mingle or mix.

(n.) A comfit; a confection.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Sweetmeat, CONFECTION.

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Definition

n. fruit &c. prepared with sugar: a sweetmeat: a comfit.—v.t. Confect′ to prepare: to preserve.—n. Confec′tion composition compound: a composition of drugs: a sweetmeat: the French word for a ready-made article of dress for women's wear.—v.t. to make a confection in its various uses.—ns. Confec′tionary (B.) a confectioner: a sweetmeat: a place where confections are made: confectionery; Confec′tioner one who makes confections; Confec′tionery a confectioner's shop: the business of a confectioner: sweetmeats in general.

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