confectionary

con·fec·tion·ar·y

C0558300 (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.

confectionary

(kənˈfɛkʃənərɪ) n, pl -aries1. (Cookery) a place where confections are kept or made2. (Cookery) a rare word for confectionadjof or characteristic of confections

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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confectionary - a confectioner's shop candy store, confectioneryshop, 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