Comfit

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

comfit
    n 1: candy containing a fruit or nut
    v 1: make into a confection; "This medicine is home-confected"
         [syn: {confect}, {confection}, {comfit}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Comfit \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.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Comfit \Com"fit\, v. t.
   To preserve dry with sugar.
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         The fruit which does so quickly waste, . . .
         Thou comfitest in sweets to make it last. --Cowley.
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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

25 Moby Thesaurus words for "comfit":
      Jell-O, blancmange, candy, compote, confection, confectionery,
      confiture, conserve, frosting, gelatin, glaze, honey, icing, jam,
      jelly, marmalade, meringue, mousse, preserve, sweet, sweet stuff,
      sweetmeat, sweets, tutti-frutti, whipped cream

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