Confectionery vs. Confection

Confectionery and Confection Definitions
Confectionery
Candies and other confections considered as a group.
Confection
The act or process of confecting or the result of it
"These sentiments are not the confection of a consummate courtroom actor" (Ron Rosenbaum).
Confectionery
The skill or occupation of a confectioner.
Confection
A sweet prepared food, such as candy or cake.
Confectionery
A confectioner's shop.
Confection
A sweetened medicinal compound; an electuary.
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Confectionery
(uncountable) Foodstuffs that taste very sweet, taken as a group; candies, sweetmeats and confections collectively.
Confection
A piece displaying splendid craft, skill, and work
The gown was a confection of satin and appliqué.
Confectionery
(uncountable) The business or occupation of manufacturing confectionery; the skill or work of a confectioner.
Confection
To make into a confection.
Confectionery
A store where confectionery is sold; a confectioner's shop.
Confection
A food item prepared very sweet, frequently decorated in fine detail, and often preserved with sugar, such as a candy, sweetmeat, fruit preserve, pastry, or cake.
The table was covered with all sorts of tempting confections.
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Confectionery
Sweetmeats, in general; things prepared and sold by a confectioner; confections; candies.
Confection
The act or process of confecting; the process of making, compounding, or preparing something.
Confectionery
A place where candies, sweetmeats, and similar things are made or sold.
Confection
The result of such a process; something made up or confected; a concoction.
The defense attorney maintained that the charges were a confection of the local police.
Confectionery
A food rich in sugar
Confection
(dated) An artistic, musical, or literary work taken as frivolous, amusing, or contrived; a composition of a light nature.
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Confectionery
A confectioner's shop
Confection
(dated) Something, such as a garment or a decoration, that is very elaborate, delicate, or luxurious, usually also impractical or non-utilitarian.
Confection
(pharmacology) A preparation of medicine sweetened with sugar, honey, syrup, or the like; an electuary.
Confection
To make into a confection, prepare as a confection.
Confection
A composition of different materials.
A new confection of mold.
Confection
A preparation of fruits or roots, etc., with sugar; a sweetmeat.
Certain confections . . . are like to candied conserves, and are made of sugar and lemons.
Confection
A composition of drugs.
Confection
A soft solid made by incorporating a medicinal substance or substances with sugar, sirup, or honey.
Confection
A food rich in sugar
Confection
The act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components
Confection
Make into a confection;
This medicine is home-confected