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candy

noun pl. candies

  1. crystallized sugar made by boiling and evaporating cane sugar, syrup, etc.
    1. a sweet food, usually in small pieces or bars, made mainly from sugar or syrup, with flavoring, fruit, chocolate, nuts, etc. added
    2. a piece of such food

transitive verb candied, candying

  1. to cook in or with sugar or syrup, esp. to preserve, glaze, or encrust
  2. to crystallize into or like sugar
  3. to sweeten; make pleasant

intransitive verb

to become candied

See candy in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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