Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - candy
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Candy
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(candies) Candy is sweet foods such as toffees or chocolate. (AM; in BRIT, usually use sweets) ...a piece of candy... ...a large box of candies... N-VAR ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun (plural candies) Etymology: Middle English sugre ~, part translation of Middle French sucre candi, from Old French sucre sugar + Arabic qandi candied, from qand crystallized sugar Date: 15th century 1. crystallized sugar formed by boiling down sugar syrup 2. a. a confection made with sugar and often flavoring and filling b. a piece of such confection 3. something that is pleasant or appealing in a light or frivolous way visual ~ • ~ adjective II. verb (candied; ~ing) Date: 1533 transitive verb 1. to encrust in or coat with sugar; specifically to cook (as fruit or fruit peel) in a heavy syrup until glazed 2. to make attractive ; sweeten 3. to crystallize into sugar intransitive verb to become coated or encrusted with sugar crystals ; become crystallized into sugar ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. --n. (pl. -ies) 1 (in full sugar-candy) sugar crystallized by repeated boiling and slow evaporation. 2 US sweets; a sweet. --v.tr. (-ies, -ied) (usu. as candied adj.) preserve by coating and impregnating with a sugar syrup (candied fruit). Etymology: F sucre candi candied sugar f. Arab. kand sugar ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. леденцы 2. ам. конфеты (любого сорта) mixed candies —- конфетный набор, ассорти five pieces of candy —- пять конфет rock (sugar) candy —- леденцы candy store —- кондитерская, кондитерский магазин Id: like taking candy from a baby —- ам. легче легкого, проще простого 3. варить в сахаре 4. засахаривать (о варенье и т. п.) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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bar noun amer. конфета CANDY 1. noun 1) леденец 2) amer. конфета; конфеты, сласти 2. v. 1) варить в сахаре 2) засахаривать(ся) ...Англо-русский словарь
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- 1274, from O.Fr. sucre candi "sugar candy," from Ar. qandi, from Pers. qand "cane sugar," probably from Skt. khanda "piece (of sugar)." Eye-candy is first recorded 1984, based on a metaphor also found in nose candy "cocaine" (1930). Candyass is from 1950s; candy-striper is 1960s, so called from design of her uniform. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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