CONFECTIONERY

confectionery

(noun) the occupation and skills of a confectioner

confectionery, confectionary, candy store

(noun) a confectioner’s shop

confectionery

(noun) candy and other sweets considered collectively; “the business decided to concentrate on confectionery and soft drinks”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

confectionery (usually uncountable, plural confectioneries)

(uncountable) Foodstuffs that taste very sweet, taken as a group; candies, sweetmeats and confections collectively.

(uncountable) The business or occupation of manufacturing confectionery; the skill or work of a confectioner.

A store where confectionery is sold; a confectioner's shop.

Synonyms

• (sweet foodstuffs, collectively): candy (US), sweets (UK)

• (business of manufacturing confectionery): sweet-making, sweet manufacture

• (shop where confectionery is sold): confectioner's, candy store (US), sweet shop (UK)

Source: Wiktionary

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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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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