confections

  • 81confection — (kon fè ksion ; en poésie, de quatre syllabes) s. f. 1°   Action de faire jusqu à achèvement. La confection d un canal, d une route. Jusqu à parfaite confection. •   Les liaisons de notre académicien avec plusieurs évêques qui se reposaient même… …

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  • 82confectionary — con•fec•tion•ar•y [[t]kənˈfɛk ʃəˌnɛr i[/t]] n. pl. ar•ies, adj. 1) coo a candy; sweetmeat 2) a place where confections are kept or made 3) coo confectionery 3) 4) of or like confections or their production • Etymology: 1590–1600; < ML …

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  • 83confectionary — /kənˈfɛkʃənəri/ (say kuhn fekshuhnuhree) noun (plural confectionaries) 1. a place where confections are kept or made. 2. Obsolete a confection or sweet. 3. Obsolete a confectioner. –adjective 4. relating to or of the nature of confections or… …

  • 84C10H20O — menthol men thol, n. [Mentha + ol.] (Chem.) A white, crystalline, aromatic substance ({C10H20O}) resembling camphor, extracted from oil of peppermint ({Mentha}); called also {mint camphor} or {peppermint camphor}. It has the peculiar effect on… …

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  • 85Cocoanut — coconut co co*nut, Cocoanut Co coa*nut (k[=o] k[ o]*n[u^]t ), n. 1. the edible white meat of a coconut[3]; often shredded for use in e.g. cakes and curries. Syn: coconut meat. [WordNet 1.5] 2. the {cocoa palm}. Syn: coconut palm, coco palm, coco …

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  • 86coconut — co co*nut, Cocoanut Co coa*nut (k[=o] k[ o]*n[u^]t ), n. 1. the edible white meat of a coconut[3]; often shredded for use in e.g. cakes and curries. Syn: coconut meat. [WordNet 1.5] 2. the {cocoa palm}. Syn: coconut palm, coco palm, coco, cocoa… …

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  • 87Confectioner — Con*fec tion*er, n. 1. A compounder. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Canidia Neapolitana was confectioner of unguents. Haywood. [1913 Webster] 2. One whose occupation it is to make or sell confections, candies, etc. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 88Confectionery — Con*fec tion*er*y, n. 1. Sweetmeats, in general; things prepared and sold by a confectioner; confections; candies. [1913 Webster] 2. A place where candies, sweetmeats, and similar things are made or sold. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 89Confetti — Con*fet ti, n. pl.; sing. { fetto}. [It. Cf. {Comfit}.] 1. Bonbons; sweetmeats; confections. [archaic] [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. [originally, plaster or paper imitations of, or substitutes for, bonbons (confetti[1]).] small bits or streamers of… …

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  • 90-fetto — Confetti Con*fet ti, n. pl.; sing. { fetto}. [It. Cf. {Comfit}.] 1. Bonbons; sweetmeats; confections. [archaic] [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. [originally, plaster or paper imitations of, or substitutes for, bonbons (confetti[1]).] small bits or… …

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