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Webster 1913 Edition
Candy
Can′dy
(kăn′dy̆)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Candied
(kăn′dēd)
; p. pr & vb. n.
Candying
.] [F.
candir
(cf. It. candire
, Sp. azúcar cande
or candi
), fr. Ar. & Pers. qand
, fr. Skr. Khaṇḍda
piece, sugar in pieces or lumps, fr. khaṇḍ
, khaḍ
to break.] 1.
To conserve or boil in sugar;
as, to
. candy
fruits; to candy
ginger2.
To make sugar crystals of or in; to form into a mass resembling candy;
as, to
. candy
sirup3.
To incrust with sugar or with candy, or with that which resembles sugar or candy.
Those frosts that winter brings
Which
Which
candy
every green. Drayson.
Can′dy
(kăn′dy̆)
, Verb.
I.
1.
To have sugar crystals form in or on;
as, fruits preserved in sugar
. candy
after a time2.
To be formed into candy; to solidify in a candylike form or mass.
‖Candy
,Noun.
[Mahratta
khaṇḍī
, Tamil kaṇḍi
.] A weight, at Madras 500 pounds, at Bombay 560 pounds.
Webster 1828 Edition
Candy
CANDY
, v.t.1.
To conserve or dress with sugar; to boil in sugar.2.
To from into congelations or crystals.3.
To cover or incrust with congelations, or crystals of ice.CANDY
,Verb.
I.
Definition 2025
Candy
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See also: Candy
English
Noun
candy (countable and uncountable, plural candies)
- (uncountable, chiefly Canada, US) Edible, sweet-tasting confectionery containing sugar, or sometimes artificial sweeteners, and often flavored with fruit, chocolate, nuts, herbs and spices, or artificial flavors.
- 1991, Brayfield, Celia, The Prince:
- They came down to buy sugar, flour, saltfish or candy from Nana, to collect letters and exchange gossip.
-
- (countable, chiefly Canada, US) A piece of confectionery of this kind.
- 1991, Ann Granger, A Season for Murder:
- Unwholesome pink and yellow candies were sold from trays.
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Synonyms
- (confection): confectionery, sweets (British), lollies (Australia), sugar candy (US)
- (piece of candy): sweet (British), lolly (Australia)
Derived terms
Terms derived from candy
Translations
confection — see confectionery
piece of candy
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Verb
candy (third-person singular simple present candies, present participle candying, simple past and past participle candied)
- (cooking) To cook in, or coat with, sugar syrup.
- (intransitive) To have sugar crystals form in or on.
- Fruits preserved in sugar candy after a time.
- (intransitive) To be formed into candy; to solidify in a candylike form or mass.
Translations
to cook, or coat with sugar or syrup
See also
- 🍬 (Unicode candy symbol)
Etymology 2
From Marathi खंडी (khaṇḍī), from Sanskrit खण्डन (khaṇḍana), from root खण्ड् (khaṇḍ, “to divide, break into pieces”).
Alternative forms
Noun
candy (plural candies)
- (obsolete) a unit of mass used in southern India, equal to twenty maunds, roughly equal to 500 pounds avoirdupois but varying locally.
Synonyms
- maunee
Translations
unit of mass