Confected

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Confect \Con*fect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Confected}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Confecting}.] [L. confectus, p. p. of conficere to
     prepare. See {Comfit}.]
     1. To prepare, as sweetmeats; to make a confection of. [Obs.]
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              Saffron confected in Cilicia.         --W. Browne.
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     2. To construct; to form; to mingle or mix. [Obs.]
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              Of this were confected the famous everlasting lamps
              and tapers.                           --Sir T.
                                                    Herbert.
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              [My joys] are still confected with some fears.
                                                    --Stirling.
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