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1. A rich sweet made of flavoured sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
   - confect, sweet [Brit], lolly [Austral, NZ], sweetie [Brit, informal]
    
2. [N. Amer] Candy and other sweets considered collectively
   - confectionery

1. Coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze
   - sugarcoat, glaze
    
2. Preserve (fruit etc.) by boiling in sugar

Derived forms: candied, candies, candying

Type of: confection, dulcify, dulcorate, edulcorate, sweet, sweeten

Encyclopedia: Candy, John