Definition of "confection" [con•fec•tion]

• The act or process of confecting or the result of it: "These sentiments are not the confection of a consummate courtroom actor” ( Ron Rosenbaum). (noun)
• A sweet preparation, such as candy. (noun)
• A sweetened medicinal compound; an electuary. (noun)
• A piece displaying splendid craft, skill, and work: The gown was a confection of satin and appliqué. (noun)
• To make into a confection. (verb-transitive)

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• "But Winslow, after patiently repeating over and over the message of sympathy and friendship delivered him by the governor, produced a little pot of what he calls a confection of many comfortable conserves, and with the point of his knife inserted a portion between the sick man's teeth."
• "It tastes exactly like the stuff that you buy for exorbitant sums of money from glassed-in confection palaces."
• "Candied/glazed citrus peel - perfection in confection"