confectionary

名词 n. 形容词 adj.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A candy, sweetmeat; a confection. countable,uncountable
    — After the dishes of meat were removed, a dessert of Arabian fruits, confectionaries and sweetmeats was served: among the latter was the date bread.
  2. A place where confections are manufactured, stored; a confectory. countable,obsolete,uncountable
  3. Dated form of confectionery (“a confectioner's shop”). alt-of,countable,dated,uncountable
    — They stopped at a confectionary where Blanche experienced her first ice cream.
  4. One who makes confections; a confectioner. countable,obsolete,uncountable
    — He will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be cooks. -- 1 Samuel viii. 13.
  5. Archaic form of confectionery (“candy, sweets, taken collectively”). alt-of,archaic,uncountable
    — Maigre Dishes, dishes used by Roman Catholics on the days when the Church forbids flesh-meats; comprehending fish and vegetable pies and soups, puddings, fruit-pies, egg-dishes, omelets, fritters, macaroni, all preparations of fish, cheese-dishes, fish-sausages, and all creams, jellies, and confectionary, also dressed vegetables, pickles, and preserves.
形容词 adj.
  1. Relating to, or of the nature of confections or their production. not-comparable
    — confectionary wares
  2. Prepared as a confection. not-comparable
    — Thy morning bounties ere I left my home, / The biscuit, or confectionary plum;

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词汇关系

词源

词源 1
From Late Latin cōnfectiōnārius (“one who prepares things by means of ingredients”), from Latin cōnfectiō (“preparing, producing”). See confection.
词源 2
From Late Latin cōnfectiōnārius (“one who prepares things by means of ingredients”), from Latin cōnfectiō (“preparing, producing”). See confection.
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