Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
CANDY
I. noun (plural candies)
Etymology: Middle English sugre candy, part translation of Middle French sucre candi, from Old French sucre sugar + Arabic qandī candied, from qand crystallized sugar
Date: 15th century
crystallized sugar formed by boiling down sugar syrup,
2. a confection made with sugar and often flavoring and filling, a piece of such confection, something that is pleasant or appealing in a light or frivolous way , candy adjective
II. verb (candied; candying)
Date: 1533
transitive verb to encrust in or coat with sugar, to make attractive ; sweeten , to crystallize into sugar, intransitive verb to become coated or encrusted with sugar crystals ; become crystallized into sugar