Confection

Easton’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary · Matthew George Easton, Noah Webster

Confection - (Easton's Bible Dictionary)

(Ex. 30:35, "ointment" in ver. 25; R.V., "perfume"). The Hebrew word so rendered is derived from a root meaning to compound oil and perfume.

Confection - (Webster's 1828 Dictionary)

CONFECTION, n. [L., to make.]

1. Any thing prepared with sugar, as fruit; a sweetmeat; something preserved.

2. A composition or mixture.

3. A soft electuary.

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Matthew George Easton, Easton’s Bible Dictionary; Noah Webster, American Dictionary of the English Language (1828)

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