Meaning of COMFIT
| Pronunciation: | | 'kumfit
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- [n] candy containing a fruit or nut
- [v] prepare from ingredients; "This medicine is home-confected"
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| | Synonyms: | | confect, confection |
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| | See Also: | | assemble, confection, confectionery, piece, put together, set up, sweet, tack, tack together | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Com"fit\, n. [F. confit, prop. a p. p., fr. confire to
preserve, pickle, fr. L. conficere to prepare; con- + facere
to make. See {Fact}, and cf. {Confect}.]
A dry sweetmeat; any kind of fruit, root, or seed preserved
with sugar and dried; a confection.
\Com"fit\, v. t.
To preserve dry with sugar.
The fruit which does so quickly waste, . . . Thou
comfitest in sweets to make it last. --Cowley.
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| | Related Terms: | | blancmange, candy, compote, confection, confectionery, confiture, conserve, frosting, gelatin, glaze, honey, icing, jam, Jell-O, jelly, marmalade, meringue, mousse, preserve, sweet, sweet stuff, sweetmeat, sweets, tutti-frutti, whipped cream |
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