CONFECTIONARY


Meaning of CONFECTIONARY in English

/keuhn fek"sheuh ner'ee/ , n. , pl. confectionaries , adj.

n.

1. a candy; sweetmeat.

2. a place where confections are kept or made.

3. confectionery (def. 3).

adj.

4. pertaining to or of the nature of confections or their production.

[ 1590-1600; confectionarius, equiv. to confection- CONFECTION + -arius -ARY ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .