Comfit

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A confection that consists of a piece of fruit, a seed, or a nut coated with sugar.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A confection consisting of a nut, seed or fruit coated with sugar.
  • v. To preserve dry with sugar.
  • n. A computerised image of a suspect produced for the police force.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A dry sweetmeat; any kind of fruit, root, or seed preserved with sugar and dried; a confection.
  • v. To preserve dry with sugar.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Any kind of fruit or root preserved with sugar and dried; a ball of sugar with a seed in the center; a bonbon.
  • To make a comfit of; preserve dry with sugar.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. candy containing a fruit or nut
  • v. make into a confection
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Cross Reference
    discomfit    bonbon   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    confection    sweetmeat   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    red-hued    lollipop    bird's nest    nutcake    nectarine