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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1450-1652
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Confectioun, -ion(e, n. [ME. confection (Gower), -fectioun, etc. , F. confection, L. confectio.]
1. A preparation of a medicinal, aromatic, or poisonous nature.(1) c1450-2 Howlat 706.
Many sawouris sals … And confectionis on force that phisik furth furis a1500 Henr. Test. Cress. 249.
Spycis belangand to the pothecairis, With mony hailsum sweit confectioun a1499 Contemplacioun of Synnaris 1103.
Of mychti medicyne and frutefull confectioun a1499 Ib. 1127. a1508 Kennedy Pass. Christ. 1301.
Off precius spice to mak a conspectioun [sic], Flesche of ded men to keip fra corrupcioun 1513 Doug. xii. Prol. 147.
Hailsum of smell as … Must, myr, aloes, or confectioun 1533 Boece ix. i. 287 b.
Copa was diligent in dressing his confectiouns and odoramentis quhil he persauit the king resoluit in slepe 1549 Complaynte of Scotland 80/34.
That confectione vas callit to name eftiruart, antidotum mitridates(2) a1500 Bk. Chess. 1746.
Confectioun wennomus … suld nocht To sempill folk be nother sauld nor bocht 1535 Stewart 51725.
Ane cankrit confectioun He maid that tyme … full of corruptioun, Of poysoun [etc.]
2. A confect or sweetmeat.a1578 Pitsc. I. 337/13.
Syne was thair … excellent cuikis and potiseris witht confectiounis and drogis for thair desairtis 1581–2 Misc. Spald. C. V. 53.
Four boistis of confectiounis succur 1591 Edinburgh Testaments XXIII. 266 b.
xx dosone of buistis of confectioun of ginger, clowis, oreng 1600-1610 Melvill 256.
A banquet of wat and dry confectiones 1615 Edinburgh Testaments XLVIII. 264 b.
Tua barrellis wet confectiounis at xl s. the barrell 1635 Brechin Testaments V. 171 b.
Ane hunderethe sex pund wecht of confectiouns 1652 Stirling B. Rec. II. 313.
For 16 busts of confectiounesattrib. 1644 Edinburgh Testaments LXI. 2 b.
Certane confectioune disches maid of glas for desert
