A preparation of medicine sweetened with sugar, honey, syrup, or the like; an electuary.
The result of such a process; something made up or confected; a concoction.
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 act or process of confecting; the process of making, compounding, or preparing something.
To make into a confection, prepare as a confection.
Hence, any mixture of various ingredients; an olio or medley; a potpourri; a miscellany.
A food consisting of chopped meat and pickled herring, with oil, vinegar, pepper, and onions.