confection

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: sweetconcoctionconfectcomfit

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. a food rich in sugarSynonyms: sweet
  2. the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of componentsSynonyms: concoction

Verb (1)

  1. make into a confection“This medicine is home-confected”Synonyms: confectcomfit
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Confection \Con*fec"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. confectio.]

1.A composition of different materials. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

A new confection of mold.— Bacon.[1913 Webster]

2.A preparation of fruits or roots, etc., with sugar; a sweetmeat. [1913 Webster]

Certain confections . . . are like to candied conserves, and are made of sugar and lemons.— Bacon.[1913 Webster]

3.A composition of drugs. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

4.(Med.) A soft solid made by incorporating a medicinal substance or substances with sugar, sirup, or honey. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

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