01 n. A dry sweetmeat; any kind of fruit, root, or seed preserved with sugar and dried; a confection.
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A dry sweetmeat; any kind of fruit, root, or seed preserved with sugar and dried; a confection.
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Webster, 1913
Comfit
· Com·fit
· IPA /ˈkʌmfɪt/
02 v. t. To preserve dry with sugar.
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To preserve dry with sugar.“The fruit which does so quickly waste, . . . Thou comfitest in sweets to make it last.” — Cowley.