fɪt, ˈkɒm- noun
a candy containing a nut or piece of fruit.
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| —n | |
| a sugar-coated sweet containing a nut or seed | |
| [C15: from Old French, from Latin confectum something prepared, from conficere to produce; see | |
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Comfit
is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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comfit
1334, "sugarplum," from O.Fr. confite, from L. confectum, from confectionem (see confection).
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