confectionary

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confectionary - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Confectionary \Con*fec"tion*a*ry\, n. [Cf. LL. confectionaris a
     pharmacist.]
     A confectioner. [Obs.]
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           He will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and
           to be cooks.                             --1 Sam. viii.
                                                    13.
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  Confectionary \Con*fec"tion*a*ry\, a.
     Prepared as a confection.
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           The biscuit or confectionary plum.       --Cowper.
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confectionary - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  confectionary
      n 1: a confectioner's shop [syn: confectionery,
           confectionary, candy store]