confection

From Middle English confescioun, borrowed from Old French confeccion (French confection), from Latin cōnfectiōnem (nominative cōnfectiō), from confectus, past participle of conficere (“to prepare”), from com- (“with”) + facere (“to make, do”). Originally "the making by means of ingredients"; sense of "candy or light pastry" predominant since 1500's.

• IPA^(key): /kənˈfɛkʃən/

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confection (plural confections)

1. A food item prepared very sweet, frequently decorated in fine detail, and often preserved with sugar, such as a candy, sweetmeat, fruit preserve, pastry, or cake.

   The table was covered with all sorts of tempting confections.

2. The act or process of confecting; the process of making, compounding, or preparing something.
3. The result of such a process; something made up or confected; a concoction.

   The defense attorney maintained that the charges were a confection of the local police.

4. (dated) An artistic, musical, or literary work taken as frivolous, amusing, or contrived; a composition of a light nature.
5. (dated) Something, such as a garment or a decoration, seen as very elaborate, delicate, or luxurious, usually also seen as impractical or non-utilitarian.
   • 2007, Susan Sizemore, Primal Desires

     She found a sexy, lacy confection in a lingerie drawer and quickly slipped into it.

6. (pharmacology) A preparation of medicine sweetened with sugar, honey, syrup, or the like; an electuary.

• confect
• confectionary
• confectionery
• confectioner
• confectioners' sugar

confection (third-person singular simple present confections, present participle confectioning, simple past and past participle confectioned)

1. To make into a confection, prepare as a confection.

From Old French confeccion, borrowed from Latin cōnfectiō, cōnfectiōnem.

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confection f (plural confections)

1. making, creation, development, confection

   L'emplacement standard pour la confection d'une fistule A-V est l'avant-bras non-dominant des patients.

   The standard entry point for the creation of an arteriovenous fistula is on a patient's non-dominant forearm.

2. ready-to-wear clothing
3. the ready-to-wear clothing industry

• “confection” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).