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English-Thai Dictionary

confection

N การ เตรียม ผสม kan-triam-pa-som

confectionary

N ร้าน ขาย ลูกกวาด confectionery candy store ran-kai-luk-kwad

confectionery

N การ ทำ ลูกกวาด kan-tam-luk-kwad

confectionery

N ร้าน ขาย ลูกกวาด confectionary candy store ran-kai-luk-kwad

confectionery

N ลูกกวาด luk-kwad

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONFECTION

n.[L., to make. ] 1. Any thing prepared with sugar, as fruit; a sweetmeat; something preserved.
2. A composition or mixture.
3. A soft electuary.

CONFECTIONARY, CONFECTIONER

n.One whose occupation is to make, or to sell sweetmeats, etc. [The latter word is most generally used. ]

CONFECTIONARY

n. 1. A place for sweetmeats; a place where sweetmeats and similar things are made of sold.
2. Sweetmeats in general; things prepared or sold by a confectioner.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CONFECTION

Con *fec "tion, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. confectio.]

1. A composition of different materials. [Obs. ] A new confection of mold. Bacon.

2. 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. Bacon.

3. A composition of drugs. Shak.

4. (Med. )

Defn: A soft solid made by incorporating a medicinal substance or substances with sugar, sirup, or honey.

Note: The pharmacopoeias formerly made a distinction between conserves (made of fresh vegetable substances and sugar ) and electuaries (medicinal substances combined with sirup or honey ), but the distinction is now abandoned and all are called confections.

CONFECTIONARY

Con *fec "tion *a *ry, n. Etym: [Cf. LL. confectionaris a pharmacist. ]

Defn: A confectioner. [Obs. ] He will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be cooks. 1 Sam. viii. 13.

CONFECTIONARY

CONFECTIONARY Con *fec "tion *a *ry, a.

Defn: Prepared as a confection. The biscuit or confectionary plum. Cowper.

CONFECTIONER

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

CONFECTIONERS' SUGAR Con *fec "tion *ers' sug `ar.

Defn: A highly refined sugar in impalpable powder, esp. suited to confectioners' uses.

CONFECTIONERY

CONFECTIONERY Con *fec "tion *er *y, n.

1. Sweetmeats, in general; things prepared and sold by a confectioner; confections; candies.

2. A place where candies, sweetmeats, and similar things are made or sold.

New American Oxford Dictionary

confection

con fec tion |kənˈfekSHən kənˈfɛkʃən | ▶noun 1 a dish or delicacy made with sweet ingredients: a whipped chocolate and cream confection. • an elaborately constructed thing, esp. a frivolous one: the city is a classical confection of shimmering gold. • a fashionable or elaborate article of women's dress: she was wearing some white confection with an enormous satin bow. 2 the action of mixing or compounding something. DERIVATIVES con fec tion ar y |-ˌnerē |adjective ORIGIN Middle English (in the general sense ‘something made by mixing, ’ esp. a medicinal preparation ): via Old French from Latin confectio (n- ), from conficere ‘put together ’ (see confect ).

confectioner

con fec tion er |kənˈfekSHənər kənˈfɛkʃ (ə )nər | ▶noun a person whose occupation is making or selling candy and other sweets.

confectioner's custard

confectioner's cus |tard ▶noun [ mass noun ] thick, sweet custard used as a filling for cakes and pastries.

confectioners sugar

con fec tion ers sug ar (also confectioner's sugar ) ▶noun finely powdered sugar with cornstarch added, used for making icings and candy.

confectionery

con fec tion er y |kənˈfekSHəˌnerē kənˈfɛkʃəˌnɛri | ▶noun ( pl. confectioneries ) candy and other sweets considered collectively. • a shop that sells such items.

Oxford Dictionary

confection

con |fec ¦tion |kənˈfɛkʃ (ə )n | ▶noun 1 an elaborate sweet dish or delicacy: a fruit confection. • an elaborately constructed thing, especially a frivolous one: his elaborate pop confections. • an elaborate article of women's dress: Therese was magnificent in a swirling confection of crimson. 2 [ mass noun ] the action of mixing or compounding something: the confection of a syllabub. ORIGIN Middle English (in the general sense ‘something made by mixing ’, especially a medicinal preparation ): via Old French from Latin confectio (n- ), from conficere ‘put together ’ (see confect ).

confectioner

con |fec ¦tion ¦er |kənˈfɛkʃ (ə )nə | ▶noun a person whose trade is making or selling confectionery.

confectioner's custard

confectioner's cus |tard ▶noun [ mass noun ] thick, sweet custard used as a filling for cakes and pastries.

confectioner's sugar

confectioner's sugar ▶noun US term for icing sugar.

confectionery

con |fec ¦tion |ery |kənˈfɛkʃ (ə )n (ə )ri | ▶noun ( pl. confectioneries ) [ mass noun ] sweets and chocolates considered collectively. • [ count noun ] a shop that sells sweets and chocolates: chocolate and fudge are made daily at the village confectionery.

Oxford Thesaurus

confectionery

confectionery noun sweets, bonbons; N. Amer. candy, sugar candy; informal sweeties; archaic sweetmeats.

French Dictionary

confection

confection n. f. nom féminin 1 Fabrication. : La confection d ’un gâteau. SYNONYME préparation . 2 Industrie du vêtement. : Ils travaillent dans la confection.

confectionner

confectionner v. tr. verbe transitif Fabriquer, préparer. : Confectionner un manteau. aimer

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

confection

con fec tion /kənfékʃ (ə )n /名詞 C ｟かたく｠1 甘い菓子〘キャンディケーキなど〙.2 凝って作られた [建てられた ]もの, (凝ったデザインの )服飾品 .

confectioner

con f é c tion er 名詞 C 菓子製造 [販売 ]業者 [人 ].～́ 's s ù gar ｟米｠粉砂糖 (｟英｠icing sugar ).

confectionery

con fec tion er y /kənfékʃənèri |-ʃ (ə )n (ə )ri /名詞複 -ies 1 U 〖集合的に〗甘い菓子類〘キャンディチョコレートケーキパイなど〙.2 C 甘菓子 [販売 ]店 ; U 菓子製造業 .