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A composition of different materials. [Obs.] A new confection of mold. Bacon.

A confectioner. [Obs.] He will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be cooks. 1 Sam. viii. 13.

A compounder. [Obs.] Canidia Neapolitana was confectioner of unguents. Haywood.

A highly refined sugar in impalpable powder, esp. suited to confectioners' uses.

Sweetmeats, in general; things prepared and sold by a confectioner; confections; candies.

Pertaining to the art of making sweetmeats. [Obs.] Beaumont.

Same as Confiture. [Obs.]

To confederate. [Obs.] Sir T. North.

ates, for mutual support or common action; alliance. The friendships of the world are oft Confederacies in vice or leagues of pleasure. Addison. He hath heard of our confederacy. Shak. Virginia promoted a confederacy. Bancroft.

United in a league; allied by treaty; engaged in a confederacy; banded together; allied. All the swords In Italy, and her confederate arms, Could not have made this peace. Shak.

A confederate.

The act of confederating; a league; a compact for mutual support; alliance, particulary of princes, nations, or states. The three princes enter into some strict league and confederation among themselves. Bacon. This was no less than a political confederation of the colonies of New England. Palfrey.

Of or pertaining to a confederation.

A confederate. Grafton.

To bring together for comparison; to compare. [Obs.] If we confer these observations with others of the like nature, we may find cause to rectify the general opinion. Boyle.

One who is conferred with, or who takes part in a conference; as, the conferees on the part of the Senate.

or more things together; comparison. [Obs.] Helps and furtherances which . . . the mutual conference of all men's collections and observations may afford. Hocker.

Relating to conference. [R.] Clarke.

Capable of being conferred.

Same as Conferee.