sweeteries

Noun

sweetery (countable and uncountable, plural sweeteries)

1. (countable) A place in which sweets are made and/or sold.
   • Sicilians are not peculiar in their love of sweets, but I have never tasted elsewhere confections so delicious, and confectioneries bear the suggestive name of dolcerie, or sweeteries.1898, George B[oardman] Taylor, “A Run Through Italy—Continued”, in Italy and the Italians, Philadelphia, Pa.: American Baptist Publication Society, page 181
2. (in plural, rare, uncountable) Sweets collectively.
   • Miss Ruby Geer and Miss Winnie Law looked after the fancy goods stall, while another fancy goods stall was under the charge of Miss Mabel White and Miss Violet Browning. The sweeteries stall was superintended by Miss Kathleen Blow. A large number of ladies officiated at the refreshment stall.1905 December 8, “Young Leaguer’s Sale of Work. Bright Scenes at the Club Hall.”, in The Sevenoaks Chronicle, and Kentish Advertiser, number 1378, Sevenoaks, Kent, page 5, column 5