confection – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
מילים נרדפות: kickshaw,
delicacy,
treat,
dainty,
goody,
creating from raw materials,
tack together,
set up,
tack,
assemble,
piece,
put together
confection
n.
ready made clothing; sweet medicinal preparation; candy, sweet delicacy; beautiful piece of handiwork; light but enjoyable cinematic or written work
Confectionery
Confectionery is the art of making
confections, which are food items that are rich in
sugar and
carbohydrates. Exact definitions are difficult. In general, though, confectionery is divided into two broad and somewhat overlapping categories,
bakers' confections and
sugar confections.
confection
Noun
1. a food rich in sugar
(synonym) sweet, confectionery
(hypernym) dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat
(hyponym) confiture
2. the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components
(synonym) concoction
(hypernym) creating from raw materials
(derivation) confect, comfit
Verb
1. make into a confection; "This medicine is home-confected"
(synonym) confect, comfit
(hypernym) assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together
(derivation) concoction
confection
nf.
confection, tailoring, making
Confection
(n.)
A soft solid made by incorporating a medicinal substance or substances with sugar, sirup, or honey.
(n.)
A preparation of fruits or roots, etc., with sugar; a sweetmeat.
(n.)
A composition of drugs.
(n.)
A composition of different materials.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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