Definitions from Wiktionary (confection)

▸ noun:  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.
▸ noun:  The act or process of confecting; the process of making, compounding, or preparing something.
▸ noun:  The result of such a process; something made up or confected; a concoction.
▸ noun:  (dated) An artistic, musical, or literary work taken as frivolous, amusing, or contrived; a composition of a light nature.
▸ noun:  (dated) Something, such as a garment or a decoration, that is very elaborate, delicate, or luxurious, usually also impractical or non-utilitarian.
▸ noun:  (pharmacology) A preparation of medicine sweetened with sugar, honey, syrup, or the like; an electuary.
▸ noun:  (obsolete, medicine) A medicinal preparation of any kind, a compound of drugs.
▸ noun:  (obsolete) A deadly poison.
▸ verb:  To make into a confection, prepare as a confection.
▸ Also see confection


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