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Pronunciation : Con*fect"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. confectus, p. p. of conficere to prepare. See Comfit.]
Definition : 1. To prepare, as sweetmeats; to make a confection of. [Obs.] Saffron confected in Cilicia. W. Browne.

2. To construct; to form; to mingle or mix. [Obs.] Of this were confected the famous everlasting lamps and tapers. Sir T. Herbert. [My joys] are still confected with some fears. Stirling.

t. [imp. & p. p. Confected; p. pr. & vb. n. Confecting.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Con"fect
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A comfit; a confection. [Obs.] At supper eat a pippin roasted and sweetened with sugar of roses and caraway confects. Harvey.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913