Confectionery vs. Pastry

Confectionerynoun

(uncountable) Foodstuffs that taste very sweet, taken as a group; candies, sweetmeats and confections collectively.

Confectionerynoun

(uncountable) The business or occupation of manufacturing confectionery; the skill or work of a confectioner.

Confectionerynoun

A store where confectionery is sold; a confectioner's shop.

Confectionerynoun

Sweetmeats, in general; things prepared and sold by a confectioner; confections; candies.

Confectionerynoun

A place where candies, sweetmeats, and similar things are made or sold.

Confectionerynoun

a food rich in sugar

Confectionerynoun

a confectioner's shop

Confectionerynoun

sweets and chocolates considered collectively

Confectionerynoun

a shop that sells sweets and chocolates

Confectionery

Confectionery is the art of making confections, which are food items that are rich in sugar and carbohydrates. Exact definitions are difficult.

Pastrynoun

A baked food group which contains items made from flour and fat pastes such as pie crust; also tarts, bear claws, napoleons, puff pastries, etc.

Pastrynoun

(uncountable) The type of light flour-based dough used in pastries.

Pastrynoun

(obsolete) The place where pastry is made.

Pastrynoun

The act or art of making pastry.

Pastrynoun

The place where pastry is made.

Pastrynoun

Articles of food made of paste, or having a crust made of paste, as pies, tarts, etc.

Pastrynoun

a dough of flour and water and shortening

Pastrynoun

any of various baked foods made of dough or batter

Pastry

Pastry is a dough of flour, water and shortening (solid fats, including butter or lard) that may be savoury or sweetened. Sweetened pastries are often described as bakers' confectionery.