sweetery

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
   • In the Machinery Hall everything is motor-driven—Linotype machines, die presses, printing and lithographing machines of all kinds, sweeteries, bakeries, and conveyors, looms and soap making machines.1907 June 14, “The Irish International Exhibition”, in The Electrical Review, volume LX, number 1,542, London, page 971, column 1
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
   • This is the Café-Konditorei which has been synonymous with the Viennese tradition of sweetery since its founding in 1776, the year when the United States achieved independence.1992, Sevan Nisanyan, Vienna & Budapest (American Express Travel Guide), New York, N.Y.: Prentice Hall Travel, →ISBN, page 166