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Candy
Candy ♀ Chiefly North American: short form of Candace, Candice, or Candida. It is also an affectionate nickname derived from the vocabulary word candy ‘confectionery’. The word candy is from French sucre candi ‘candied sugar’, i.e. sugar boiled to make a crystalline sweet. The French word is derived from Arabic qandi, which is in turn of Indian origin. The name was moderately popular in the United States in the 1960s, but has since fallen out of favour.
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Candy." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Candy." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Candy.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Candy." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Candy.html |
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can·dy / ˈkandē/ • n. (pl. -dies) a sweet food made with sugar or syrup combined with fruit, chocolate, or nuts. ∎ sugar crystallized by repeated boiling and slow evaporation. • v. (-dies, -died) [tr.] [often as adj.] (candied) preserve (fruit) by coating and impregnating it with a sugar syrup: candied fruit. |
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"candy." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "candy." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-candy.html "candy." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-candy.html |
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candy
1. Crystallized sugar made by repeated boiling and slow evaporation. 2. USA; a general term for sugar confectionery. See also toffee. |
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DAVID A. BENDER. "candy." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DAVID A. BENDER. "candy." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-candy.html DAVID A. BENDER. "candy." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-candy.html |
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Candy
Candyto form into congelations—Johnson, 1755; to be in a congealed state. Example: candied with ice—Shakespeare. |
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"Candy." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Candy." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505300220.html "Candy." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505300220.html |
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candy XVIII. — F. (sucre) candi SUGAR-CANDY.
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T. F. HOAD. "candy." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "candy." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-candy.html T. F. HOAD. "candy." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-candy.html |
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candy see confectionery . |
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"candy." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "candy." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-candy.html "candy." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-candy.html |
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candy
•baddy, caddie, caddy, daddy, faddy, kabaddi, laddie, paddy
•alcalde, Chaldee, Fittipaldi, Vivaldi
•Andy, bandy, brandy, candy, dandy, Gandhi, glissandi, handy, jim-dandy, Kandy, Mandy, modus operandi, Nandi, randy, Río Grande, sandhi, sandy, sforzandi, shandy
•cadi, cardy, Guardi, Hardie, hardy, jihadi, lardy, Mahdi, mardy, Saadi, samadhi, tardy, Yardie
•foolhardy • autostrade
•already, Eddie, eddy, Freddie, heady, neddy, oven-ready, ready, reddy, steady, teddy, thready
•bendy, effendi, Gassendi, modus vivendi, trendy, Wendy
•Monteverdi, Verdi
•Adie, Brady, lady, milady, Sadie, shady
•landlady • charlady • saleslady
•beady, greedy, needy, reedy, seedy, speedy, tweedy, weedy
•wieldy
•biddy, diddy, giddy, kiddie, middy, midi
•higgledy-piggledy
•Cindy, Hindi, indie, Indy, Lindy, Rawalpindi, shindy, Sindhi, Sindy, windy
•perfidy • raggedy • tragedy • remedy
•comedy, tragicomedy
•Kennedy • Cassidy • accidie • subsidy
•bona fide, Heidi, mala fide, tidy, vide
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"candy." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "candy." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-candy.html "candy." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-candy.html |
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