con|fec|tion «kuhn FEHK shuhn», noun.
1. a) a piece of candy or candied fruit. SYNONYM(S): bonbon, comfit, sweetmeat. b) any one of various other foods made with sugar, such as jam.
2. a ready-made garment for women's wear, usually elaborate and elegant.
3. a medicine containing various drugs in a soft mass with a sweetening agent such as sugar or honey.
4. the process of compounding or mixing, especially drugs, candy, or preserves.
╂[< Old French confeccion, learned borrowing from Latin cōnfectiō, -ōnis < cōnficere prepare, complete < com- with + facere make]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.