confection

n. கலத்தம், சேர்த்தல், கலவை, மருந்துக் கலவை, பதனம் செய்யப்பட்ட பொருள், தின்பண்டம், தைத்து வைக்கப்பட்டுள்ள மகளிர் உடுப்பு, (வி.) தின்பண்டம் செய்.

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Con*fec"tion, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. confectio.] 1. A composition of different materials. [Obs.] A new confection of mold. Bacon. 2. A preparation of fruits or roots, etc., with sugar; a sweetmeat. Certain confections . . . are like to candied conserves, and are made of sugar and lemons. Bacon. 3. A composition of drugs. Shak. 4. (Med.) Defn: A soft solid made by incorporating a medicinal substance or substances with sugar, sirup, or honey. Note: The pharmacopoeias formerly made a distinction between conserves (made of fresh vegetable substances and sugar) and electuaries (medicinal substances combined with sirup or honey), but the distinction is now abandoned and all are called confections.