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Definition of Confectioners
1. confectioner [n] - See also: confectioner
Lexicographical Neighbors of Confectioners
Literary usage of Confectioners
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Boston Cooking-school Cook Book by Fannie Merritt Farmer (1896)
"confectioners' sugar. Flavoring. To water add enough sifted sugar to make of right
... confectioners' sugar. Add rind to brandy and fruit juices; ..."
2. London and Its Environs: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1911)
"confectioners. Cafes. Cafes in London are merely a species of restaurant (sometimes
unlicensed) in which lighter repasts are served than in ordinary ..."
3. Belgium and Holland, Including the Grand-duchy of Luxembourg: Handbook for by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1905)
"confectioners. The fashionable RESTAURANTS at Brussels, Antwerp, Spa, and Ostend
resemble those of Paris. As a rule, In dining a la carte, one 'portion' ..."
4. Berlin and Its Environs: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1905)
"... baskets with cakes, etc., stand on the tables. The waiter expects 5-10 pf.
per person. confectioners (cup of coffee 30, chocolate 40, ices 50 pf.). ..."
5. Life and Labour of the People in London by Charles Booth (1896)
"Diagram showing ages of Bakers and confectioners, and of the whole occupied
population of ... Bakers and confectioners. ——^— Whole of occupied In London. ..."
6. Northern Germany: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1884)
"Cafés and confectioners : °Robby, at the pavilion in the Theater-Platz ; Wiener
Cafe, Georgs-Platz ; Robby, Theater-Platz 12, and Oesterle, Bahnhof- Str. 12 ..."
7. Paris and Environs, with Routes from London to Paris: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1894)
"Cafea and confectioners. Cafe's form one of the specialties of Paris, and some
of them should be visited by the stranger who desires to see Parisian life in ..."
8. Hindu Tribes and Castes by Matthew Atmore Sherring (1872)
"SMALL TRADERS-confectioners, OILMEN, HAWKERS, DRUG AND PERFUME- SELLERS,
SPIRIT-SELLERS, ... Hindus, especially Bengalis, are very skilful as confectioners, ..."
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