† confectionessn.
Obsolete.
A female confectioner.Apparently an isolated use.
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confectioner1591
comfit-maker1594
candier1598
confectionary1605
confectioness1640
dulciary1657
peel-maker1844
1640 R. Brathwait Ar't Asleepe Husband? 160 Art had showne her selfe such a Confectionesse, as nothing was there wanting which might enliven Nature.
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