confectionary

con·fec·tion·ar·y

 (kən-fĕk′shə-nĕr′ē)

n. pl. con·fec·tion·ar·ies

1. A confectioner's shop; a confectionery.

2. Sweet preparations; confections.

3. Obsolete A confectioner.

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con·fec′tion·ar′y adj.

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confectionary

(kənˈfɛkʃənərɪ)

n, pl -aries

1. (Cookery) a place where confections are kept or made

2. (Cookery) a rare word for confection

adj

of or characteristic of confections

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con•fec•tion•ar•y

(kənˈfɛk ʃəˌnɛr i)

n., pl. -ar•ies,
adj. n.

1. a candy; sweetmeat.

2. a place where confections are kept or made.

3. confectionery (def. 3).

adj.

4. of or like confections or their production.

[1590–1600; < Medieval Latin]

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Thesaurus

Noun

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confectionary - a confectioner's shop     candy store, confectionery shop, store - a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services; "he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod" tuck shop - a candy store in Great Britain

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