[syn: confect, confection, comfit]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Confection \Con*fec"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. confectio.]
1. A composition of different materials. [Obs.]
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A new confection of mold. --Bacon.
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2. A preparation of fruits or roots, etc., with sugar; a
sweetmeat.
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Certain confections . . . are like to candied
conserves, and are made of sugar and lemons.
--Bacon.
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3. A composition of drugs. --Shak.
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4. (Med.) A soft solid made by incorporating a medicinal
substance or substances with sugar, sirup, or honey.
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Note: The pharmacop[oe]ias formerly made a distinction
between conserves (made of fresh vegetable substances
and sugar) and electuaries (medicinal substances
combined with sirup or honey), but the distinction is
now abandoned and all are called confections.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
confection
n 1: a food rich in sugar [syn: sweet, confection]
2: the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup
etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components [syn:
confection, concoction]
v 1: make into a confection; "This medicine is home-confected"
[syn: confect, confection, comfit]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
45 Moby Thesaurus words for "confection":
Jell-O, admixture, alloy, amalgam, blancmange, blend, brew, candy,
combination, combo, comfit, commixture, composite, composition,
compote, compound, concoction, confectionery, confiture, conserve,
decoction, decoctum, ensemble, frosting, gelatin, glaze, honey,
icing, immixture, intermixture, jam, jelly, magma, marmalade,
meringue, mixture, mousse, paste, preserve, sweet, sweet stuff,
sweetmeat, sweets, tutti-frutti, whipped cream
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary:
Confection
(Ex. 30:35, "ointment" in ver. 25; R.V., "perfume"). The Hebrew
word so rendered is derived from a root meaning to compound oil
and perfume.