Confection definition
The gown was a confection of satin and appliqué.
The defense attorney maintained that the charges were a confection of the local police.
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Origin of confection
- Middle English confescioun, from Old French confeccion (French confection), from Latin confectionem (nominative confectio), from confectus, past participle of conficere (“to prepare”), from com- (“with”) + facere (“to make, do”). Originally "the making by means of ingredients"; sense of "candy or light pastry" predominant since 1500's.
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