Definition of Confections. Meaning of Confections. Synonyms of Confections

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Definition of Confections

Confection
Confection Con*fec"tion, n. [F., fr. L. confectio.] 1. A composition of different materials. [Obs.] A new confection of mold. --Bacon. 2. A preparation of fruits or roots, etc., with sugar; a sweetmeat. Certain confections . . . are like to candied conserves, and are made of sugar and lemons. --Bacon. 3. A composition of drugs. --Shak. 4. (Med.) A soft solid made by incorporating a medicinal substance or substances with sugar, sirup, or honey. 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.

Meaning of Confections from wikipedia

- into two broad and somewhat overlapping categories: bakers' confections and sugar confections. The occupation of confectioner encomp****es the categories...
- Raffaello is a spherical coconut–almond truffle that Italian manufacturer Ferrero brought to the market in 1990. It consists of a spherical wafer which...
- Impact Confections is an American candy manufacturer founded in 1981. It trades under the WARHEADS brand and Melster Candies Brands. WARHEADS is a brand...
- Schmidt Confections was a San Francisco-based chocolatier, which created gourmet confections with imported Belgian chocolate. The line of confections included...
- A Modjeska is a confection consisting of marshmallow dipped in caramel. It was created in the 1880s in Louisville, Kentucky by confectioner Anton Busath...
- In pre-modern medicine, the confection of hyacinth had nearly the same virtues with that of alkermes; but, beside that, was frequently used as an astringent...
- shop have developed and marketed many confections that are an eclectic mix of wagashi and Western confections, often referred to as "neo-wagashi". It...
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- Eris (تورکجه: اِریس) or Riss is one of Tabriz's most po****r confections. It is made of pistachio, milk, sugar, vanilla, and butter. It is made in variety...
- several famous brands of confections such as The Candy Corporation of America's Mason Division (1972), Cella's Confections (1985), The Charms Company...