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Definition of Confect
1. Noun. A rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts.
Generic synonyms: Confection, Sweet
Specialized synonyms: Candy Bar, Carob Bar, Hard Candy, Brandyball, Patty, Bonbon, Brittle, Toffee, Toffy, Butterscotch, Candy Cane, Candy Corn, Caramel, Candyfloss, Cotton Candy, Spun Sugar, Dragee, Dragee, Fondant, Fudge, Gumdrop, Honey Crisp, Mint, Mint Candy, Horehound, Jelly Bean, Jelly Egg, Candy Kiss, Kiss, Licorice, Liquorice, Life Saver, All-day Sucker, Lollipop, Sucker, Lozenge, Marshmallow, Marchpane, Marzipan, Nougat, Nougat Bar, Nut Bar, Peanut Bar, Popcorn Ball, Praline, Rock Candy, Rock, Rock Candy, Sugar Candy, Sugarplum, Taffy, Chocolate Truffle, Truffle, Turkish Delight, Easter Egg
2. Verb. Make or construct.
3. Verb. Make into a confection. "This medicine is home-confected"
Generic synonyms: Assemble, Piece, Put Together, Set Up, Tack, Tack Together
Derivative terms: Confection, Confection
Definition of Confect
1. v. t. To prepare, as sweetmeats; to make a confection of.
2. n. A comfit; a confection.
Definition of Confect
1. Verb. To make up, prepare, compound, construct, assemble, form, mix, mingle or put together by combining ingredients or materials; to concoct. ¹
2. Verb. (obsolete) To make into a confection; to prepare as a candy, sweetmeat, preserve, or the like. ¹
3. Noun. (obsolete) A rich, sweet, food item made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts; a confection, comfit. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Confect
1. to prepare from various ingredients [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Confect
Literary usage of Confect
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Shakespeare Studies, and Essay on English Dictionaries by Thomas Spencer Baynes, Lewis Campbell (1896)
"... foresaid medicine of lard, sugar, mace, and saffron, with very little aloes,
for if ye confect it with too much aloes you shall bring her over Tow ". ..."
2. The Works of William Shakespeare: The Plays Ed. from the Folio of MDCXXIII by William Shakespeare (1863)
"Her wit and her anger working together, she at once calls Claudio's accusation "
a goodly conte confect," ie, a story made up, and him a "count confect," ie ..."
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