confectionery

noun con·fec·tion·ery \ kən-ˈfek-shə-ˌner-ē \

|Updated on: 23 Jul 2018

Definition of confectionery

plural confectioneries

1 : the confectioner's art or business

2 : sweet foods (such as candy or pastry)

3 : a confectioner's shop

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Recent Examples of confectionery from the Web

Was there time for a fast run for an ice cream or snowball before the corner confectionery store closed for the night?

— jacques kelly, baltimoresun.com, "Remembering Baltimore's magical glow from gaslights on a summer night," 14 July 2018
Elsewhere, confectionery giant Nestlé is beginning to test a product from tech startup Amino.

— lara o’reilly, WSJ, "Big Advertisers Embrace Blockchain to Root Out Digital Spending Waste," 12 July 2018
In colonial towns, English and European immigrants found success opening confectionery shops that sold ice cream.

— linda rodriguez mcrobbie, BostonGlobe.com, "How ice cream made America," 30 June 2018
Step 4: Frost the cupcakes Ingredients: 3 cups confectioner’s sugar 1/3 cup butter 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 tablespoons milk 2 tablespoons honeysuckle syrup Mix the confectionery sugar and butter in a large bowl.

— kevin ambrose, Washington Post, "What’s that wonderful smell? It’s honeysuckle season!," 4 June 2018
Graham posted from the iconic Market Street confectionery on May 23.

— bailey loosemore, The Courier-Journal, "Here's where 'Top Chef' hosts and judges have stopped in Louisville," 24 May 2018
Google’s Android, true to its confectionery naming scheme, is distributed more in slices than as a whole.

— vlad savov, The Verge, "What do we even mean when we say ‘Android’?," 11 May 2018
Earlier this year, Nestlé sold its U.S. confectionery business, which includes the Butterfinger and Baby Ruth brands, to Italian candy maker Ferrero International SA for $2.8 billion in cash.

— brian blackstone and julie jargon, WSJ, "Starbucks Sells Nestlé the Rights to Offer Its Coffee in Stores," 7 May 2018
Grindings reflect the amount of raw cocoa processed into butter and powder for the manufacturing of confectionery and chocolate, and are often seen as a proxy for demand.

— david hodari, WSJ, "Hot Cocoa: Chocolate Ingredient Soars—and Could Go Higher," 20 Mar. 2018

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