Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for CON-FEC'TION
CON-FEC'TION, n. [L. confectio, from conficio; con and facio, to make.]
- Any thing prepared with sugar, as fruit; a sweetmeat; something preserved. – Bacon. Encyc.
- A composition or mixture. – Bacon.
- A soft electuary. – Encyc.
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