Defn: A confectioner. [Obs.]
He will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be cooks. 1
Sam. viii. 13.
CONFECTIONARY
Con*fec"tion*a*ry, a.
Defn: Prepared as a confection.
The biscuit or confectionary plum. Cowper.
CONFECTIONER
Con*fec"tion*er, n.
1. A compounder. [Obs.] Canidia Neapolitana was confectioner of unguents. Haywood.
2. One whose occupation it is to make or sell confections, candies, etc.
CONFECTIONERS' SUGAR
Con*fec"tion*ers' sug`ar.
Defn: A highly refined sugar in impalpable powder, esp. suited to confectioners' uses.
CONFECTIONERY
Con*fec"tion*er*y, n.
1. Sweetmeats, in general; things prepared and sold by a confectioner; confections; candies.