'Confectionery' definitions:
Definition of 'confectionery'
From: WordNet
noun
Candy and other sweets considered collectively; "the business decided to concentrate on confectionery and soft drinks"
noun
A confectioner's shop [syn: confectionery, confectionary, candy store]
noun
The occupation and skills of a confectioner
Definition of 'Confectionery'
From: GCIDE
- Confectionery \Con*fec"tion*er*y\, n.
- 1. Sweetmeats, in general; things prepared and sold by a confectioner; confections; candies. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A place where candies, sweetmeats, and similar things are made or sold. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'confectionery'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- antique store,
- apothecary,
- automobile showroom,
- blancmange,
- bookstore,
- bootery,
- candy,
- candy store,
- chemist,
- cigar store,
- clothiers,
- clothing store,
- comfit,
- compote,
- confection,
- confiture,
- conserve,
- dress shop,
- drugstore,
- dry goods store,
- florists,
- frosting,
- fur salon,
- furniture store,
- gelatin,
- gift shop,
- glaze,
- haberdashery,
- hardware store,
- hat shop,
- hobby shop,
- honey,
- icing,
- ironmongery,
- jam,
- Jell-O,
- jelly,
- jewelers,
- jewelry store,
- leather goods store,
- liquor store,
- luggage shop,
- marmalade,
- meringue,
- milliners,
- mousse,
- novelty shop,
- package store,
- pharmacy,
- preserve,
- saddlery,
- schlock house,
- schlock shop,
- secondhand shop,
- secondhand store,
- shoe store,
- smoke shop,
- specialty shop,
- sporting goods store,
- stationers,
- stationery store,
- sweater shop,
- sweet,
- sweet shop,
- sweet stuff,
- sweetmeat,
- sweets,
- thrift shop,
- tobacco store,
- tobacconists,
- toy shop,
- trimming store,
- tutti-frutti,
- used-car lot,
- whipped cream