Confect

v. t. [imp. & p. p. CONFECTED; p. pr. & vb. n. CONFECTING.] [Lat. conficere, confectum, to prepare, Fr. confire, to preserve, pickle, Pr. confir. See CONFIT.] 1. To make up together; to mingle or mix. [Obs.] And yet those dainties of my joys Are still confected with some fears. Stirling. 2. To prepare, as sweetmeats. “Saffron confected in Cilicia.” Browne.

n. [Fr. confi ech, It. confetto, Sp. confeite, Pg. confeito, from Lat. confectum, conficere. See supra.] A preparation of fruits, roots, and the like, with sugar; a sweetmeat; a confit.

A pippin roasted and sweetened with sugar of roses and caraway confects. Harvey.