CONFECTIONARIES

Noun

confectionaries

plural of confectionary

Source: Wiktionary


CONFECTIONARY

Con*fec"tion*a*ry, n. Etym: [Cf. LL. confectionaris a pharmacist.]

Definition: A confectioner. [Obs.] He will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be cooks. 1 Sam. viii. 13.

Con*fec"tion*a*ry, a.

Definition: Prepared as a confection. The biscuit or confectionary plum. Cowper.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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