comfit
a candy containing a nut or piece of fruit.
Origin of comfit
1Words that may be confused with comfit
- comfit , comfort
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How to use comfit in a sentence
We all went in, and there they made us goodly cheer with diverse subtilties, as comfits and march-panes and sweet wines.
The Age of Erasmus | P. S. AllenAfter the cakes are in the pan, brush with the white of an egg, using a feather, and sprinkle them with comfits.
My Pet Recipes, Tried and True | VariousPrick with a small skewer, strew with large carraway comfits, and bake slowly, a pale brown.
My Pet Recipes, Tried and True | VariousNo traitorous comfits ever passed that guard; no death-laden bark sailed by that sleepless quarantine.
If you strew a few Carvi comfits on the top, it will not be amiss.
The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened | Kenelm Digby
British Dictionary definitions for comfit
/ (ˈkʌmfɪt, ˈkɒm-) /
a sugar-coated sweet containing a nut or seed
Origin of comfit
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