confections

Noun

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.

   Synonyms:

   confect

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, that is very elaborate, delicate, or luxurious, usually also impractical or non-utilitarian.
   • Her gown was a marvelous confection of lace and tulle.
6. (obsolete) A medicinal preparation of any kind, a compound of drugs.

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