Synonyms for confectionery

Grammar : Noun

Spell : kuh n-fek-shuh-ner-ee

Phonetic Transcription : kənˈfɛk ʃəˌnɛr i

Définition of confectionery

Origin : 1540s, "things made or sold by a confectioner," from confection + -ery. Of architectural ornamentation, from 1861.

noun candy store

Example sentences :

The shop was a baker's, and the window was full of cakes and confectionery.
Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine

The elder sister was left for two years more alone with her confectionery.
Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine

Flowers and leaves may be bought at any confectionery and pasted on with a little icing.
Extract from : « Desserts and Salads » by Gesine Lemcke

He had walked two blocks and the confectionery was between Marshall and Grant.
Extract from : « The Street That Wasn't There » by Clifford Donald Simak

Here, with boyish delight, we laid in a supply of confectionery.
Extract from : « The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson » by Edward A. Moore

It is not, however, altogether harmless, and should not be used in confectionery or the like.
Extract from : « Field's Chromatography » by George Field

Did she intend to keep the pendant and exchange it for confectionery?
Extract from : « For the Sake of the School » by Angela Brazil

There were counters and carts for cider, gingerbread and confectionery.
Extract from : « When Life Was Young » by C. A. Stephens

It was too small for confectionery; it might be—she had coveted a pair of bracelets.
Extract from : « A Little Girl of Long Ago » by Amanda Millie Douglas

But, having entered, there was no way of escaping the confectionery.
Extract from : « Riviera Towns » by Herbert Adams Gibbons

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