Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A confection that consists of a piece of fruit, a seed, or a nut coated with sugar.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To make a comfit of; preserve dry with sugar.
- noun Any kind of fruit or root preserved with sugar and dried; a ball of sugar with a seed in the center; a bonbon.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A dry sweetmeat; any kind of fruit, root, or seed preserved with sugar and dried; a confection.
- transitive verb To preserve dry with sugar.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
confection consisting of anut ,seed orfruit coated withsugar . - verb transitive To
preserve dry withsugar . - noun Australia A
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from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun candy containing a fruit or nut
- verb make into a confection
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Sister Celestine had invented a new kind of comfit which she begged Euphrosyne to try, leaving a paper of sweetmeats on her table for that purpose.
The Hour and the Man, An Historical Romance Harriet Martineau 1839
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So that there will be no confusion, comfit, when it comes to my wishes I will make you obey.
Much Ado About Marriage Karen Hawkins 2010
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So that there will be no confusion, comfit, when it comes to my wishes I will make you obey.
Much Ado About Marriage Karen Hawkins 2010
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“Easy, comfit,” he whispered, then bent to gently nip her full bottom lip, laving the mock injury with his tongue.
Much Ado About Marriage Karen Hawkins 2010
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“I can do without the keening, comfit, though the thought of you dressed in a flowing white gown is quite another matter.”
Much Ado About Marriage Karen Hawkins 2010
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“I can do without the keening, comfit, though the thought of you dressed in a flowing white gown is quite another matter.”
Much Ado About Marriage Karen Hawkins 2010
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“Easy, comfit,” he whispered, then bent to gently nip her full bottom lip, laving the mock injury with his tongue.
Much Ado About Marriage Karen Hawkins 2010
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“I hate to distress you, comfit, but we need to speak of something more complex than the fate of Arthur the pig.”
Much Ado About Marriage Karen Hawkins 2010
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Before I give you the kiss you deserve, comfit, we need to talk about your propensity to climb through windows.
Much Ado About Marriage Karen Hawkins 2010
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As soon as we reach London, comfit, those plays of yours will have their sponsor.
Much Ado About Marriage Karen Hawkins 2010
madmouth commented on the word comfit
Alice had no idea what to do, and in despair she put her hand in her pocket, and pulled out a box of comfits, (luckily the salt water had not got into it), and handed them round as prizes
-Lewis Carroll, "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"
April 13, 2009
fbharjo commented on the word comfit
if the sugar fits wear it
March 9, 2011