Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Candies and other confections considered as a group.
- noun The skill or occupation of a confectioner.
- noun A confectioner's shop.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A place where sweetmeats and similar things are made or sold; a confectioner's shop.
- noun Collectively, sweetmeats; things prepared or sold by a confectioner: confections.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Sweetmeats, in general; things prepared and sold by a confectioner; confections; candies.
- noun A place where candies, sweetmeats, and similar things are made or sold.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun uncountable
Foodstuffs that taste verysweet , taken as a group;candies ,sweetmeats andconfections collectively. - noun uncountable The business or occupation of
manufacturing confectionery; the skill or work of aconfectioner . - noun A
store where confectionery is sold; a confectioner's shop.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the occupation and skills of a confectioner
- noun a confectioner's shop
- noun candy and other sweets considered collectively
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Examples
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Lactose consumption in confectionery industry is projected to register a CAGR [Compound Annual Growth Rate] of over 4% through 2010.
Lactose Is a Booming Market Steve Carper 2008
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Opportunities for private label confectionery formulations are set to rise as food inflation starts to pinch the consumer purse.
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Opportunities for private label confectionery formulations are set to rise as food inflation starts to pinch the consumer purse.
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The proprietor of the confectionery was a benevolent old man with
The Trimmed Lamp, and other Stories of the Four Million O. Henry 1886
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As if shut up in a cage, I stand among the high houses, which I now know by heart, with their inscriptions, signs, and placards; all the painted confectionery, that is no longer to my taste.
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Sarah Pickin, 23, spotted the ancient piece of "confectionery" during a dig in north-west Finland, but had to check with colleagues whether her hunch was correct or if it was in fact a fossilised piece of animal dung.
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She wasn't a glutton in the ordinary sense, but her pleasure in food was voluptuous, especially in dainties like sugared seeds of various kinds, and every kind of confectionery, which seemed to have no effect on her figure.
Flashman and the Dragon Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1985
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She wasn't a glutton in the ordinary sense, but her pleasure in food was voluptuous, especially in dainties like sugared seeds of various kinds, and every kind of confectionery, which seemed to have no effect on her figure.
Flashman And The Dragon Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1985
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She wasn't a glutton in the ordinary sense, but her pleasure in food was voluptuous, especially in dainties like sugared seeds of various kinds, and every kind of confectionery, which seemed to have no effect on her figure.
Flashman and the Dragon Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1985
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The types of small-scale equipment for filling solid foods such as confectionery and dried foods is somewhat limited.
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