confection 音标拼音: [kənf'ɛkʃən]
n . 糖果,蜜饯
糖果,蜜饯
confection n 1 :
a food rich in sugar [
synonym : {
sweet }, {
confection }]
2 :
the act of creating something (
a medicine or drink or soup etc .)
by compounding or mixing a variety of components [
synonym :
{
confection }, {
concoction }]
v 1 :
make into a confection ; "
This medicine is home -
confected "
[
synonym : {
confect }, {
confection }, {
comfit }]
Confection \
Con *
fec "
tion \,
n . [
F .,
fr .
L .
confectio .]
1 .
A composition of different materials . [
Obs .]
[
1913 Webster ]
A new confection of mold . --
Bacon .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
A preparation of fruits or roots ,
etc .,
with sugar ;
a sweetmeat .
[
1913 Webster ]
Certain confections . . .
are like to candied conserves ,
and are made of sugar and lemons .
--
Bacon .
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1913 Webster ]
3 .
A composition of drugs . --
Shak .
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1913 Webster ]
4 . (
Med .)
A soft solid made by incorporating a medicinal substance or substances with sugar ,
sirup ,
or honey .
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1913 Webster ]
Note :
The pharmacop [
oe ]
ias 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 .
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1913 Webster ]
45 Moby Thesaurus words for "
confection ":
Jell -
O ,
admixture ,
alloy ,
amalgam ,
blancmange ,
blend ,
brew ,
candy ,
combination ,
combo ,
comfit ,
commixture ,
composite ,
composition ,
compote ,
compound ,
concoction ,
confectionery ,
confiture ,
conserve ,
decoction ,
decoctum ,
ensemble ,
frosting ,
gelatin ,
glaze ,
honey ,
icing ,
immixture ,
intermixture ,
jam ,
jelly ,
magma ,
marmalade ,
meringue ,
mixture ,
mousse ,
paste ,
preserve ,
sweet ,
sweet stuff ,
sweetmeat ,
sweets ,
tutti -
frutti ,
whipped cream
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