confection

confection
/keuhn fek"sheuhn/, n.
1. a sweet preparation of fruit or the like, as a preserve or candy.
2. the process of compounding, preparing, or making something.
3. a frivolous, amusing, or contrived play, book, or other artistic or literary work.
4. something made up or confected; a concoction: He said the charges were a confection of the local police.
5. something, as a garment or decorative object, that is very delicate, elaborate, or luxurious and usually nonutilitarian.
6. Pharm. a medicated preparation made with the aid of sugar, honey, syrup, or the like.
v.t.
7. Archaic. to prepare as a confection.
[1300-50; ME < L confection- (s. of confectio) completion, equiv. to confect- (see CONFECT) + -ion- -ION]

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  • CONFECTION — s. f. Il se dit, en général, de L action par laquelle on fait, on exécute quelque chose. La confection d un canal, d un bâtiment, d un chemin, etc.   Il se dit quelquefois dans le sens particulier d Achèvement. Jusqu à parfaite et entière… …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

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