单词 | dulciary |
释义 | † dulciaryn. Obsolete. rare. 1. A sweetening substance; a sweetener. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > sweetness > [noun] > sweetener dulciary1653 sweetener1718 sweetening1819 1653 T. Urquhart Logopandecteision vi. 41 I would have cloth from the Draper,..marmalads from the Confectioner, course dulciaries from the Grocer, essences from the Perfumer. 1657 Physical Dict. Dulciaries, sweetners, such things as sweeten. 1787 Love in Captivity (ed. 2) 45 Latin is very expressive, Doctor—go on, Sir, and divert the company with your dulciaries. 2. A confectioner; a maker or seller of sweets. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation for table or cooking > preparing confectionery > [noun] > confectioner confectioner1591 comfit-maker1594 candier1598 confectionary1605 confectioness1640 dulciary1657 peel-maker1844 1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Physical Inst. v. in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Aa2 The vulgar manner of this confecture with the dulciaryes [L. dulciarios] is most simple, as being made onely of Almonds, rose-water and sugar. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < |
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