Comfit
[kʌmfit]
Definition
(n.) A dry sweetmeat; any kind of fruit, root, or seed preserved with sugar and dried; a confection.
(v. t.) To preserve dry with sugar.
Checked by Amy
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Sweetmeat (dry), confection, confect, conserve, preserve.
Editor: Rosanne
Definition
n. a sweetmeat made of fruit and sugar &c.
Checker: Tina
Examples
- Amongst the kind brownie's gifts left in my desk, I forgot to enumerate many a paper of chocolate comfits. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Emanuel's gifts kept well supplied with chocolate comfits: It pleased him to see even a small matter from his hand duly appreciated. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- As I like sweets, and jams, and comfits, and conservatory flowers. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
Checker: Lowell